The Flute Player
MOA: University of British Columbia
3010/17 a-c
Flute player figure. Male figure (part a) wearing knee-length black robes with a white tie at the waist. He holds a red flute (part b) in his large hands. His head tilts to the left, and lips pursed. Both arms and legs are moveable. The figure stands on a wooden platform (part c), which has two leather loops for footholds.
- Type of Item figure
- Culture Kamentsa
- Material wood, cotton fibre, animal skin, paint
- Measurements height 36.0 cm, width 14.5 cm, depth 7.5 cm (overall)
- Creator Basilio Juajibioy
- Previous Owner Diego Samper, Marlene Samper
- Received from Diego Samper, Museum of Anthropology Director's Budget
- Made in Putumayo
- Creation Date during 1989
- Collection Date during 1989
- Ownership Date before August 4, 2013
- Acquisition Date on August 4, 2013
- Item Classes carvings & sculpture
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3010/0017 a-c