AAM 1258 by Meso & Central American Sound Library Project

Unprovenienced end-blown flute with a lip-rest saddle blowhole and a tri-globular resonator drilled with three finger holes. AAM 1258 may have been manufactured in the municipality of Chicacao (Suchitepéquez department), Guatemala, or in the neighboring department of Chimaltenango and possibly looted there. This aerophone was acquired by The Art & History Museum (Brussels) in 1936 and possibly dates to the Epiclassic (ca. AD 700-950) or Early Postclassic period (AD 900-1200).

Overall dimensions (height x width x depth): 9,42 x 9,28 x 4,31 (cm).

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The MCASL Project aims to share, visually and sonically, a sample of the large pre-Columbian era sound-producing artifacts collection from Mesoamerica and Central America housed at the Royal Museums of Art and History (KMKG-MRAH), Brussels. The development of this audio/data library is part of Jean-François Brohée's doctoral research, funded by a FRESH grant of the F.R.S.-FNRS.