11 junho 2018

Extensively decorated with modeled imagery, duct flutes of...



Extensively decorated with modeled imagery, duct flutes of Veracruz are characterized by one or two connected sounding tubes.  This flute has a peccary – a distant relative of the pig – at its center.

Veracruz flutes are notable for having clay pellets inside their tubular chambers. The small clay balls produce an eerie, warbling sound when the flute is played.

Circa 600s to 900s CE, Veracruz Culture.

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