Reed Pipe, Xaadas (Haida), Native American, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Reed Pipe (lateral retreating reed) in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 89.4.572), catalogued by the museum's Musical Instruments department under the title “Reed Pipe”.
The museum dates it 19th century and records its origin as Xaadas (Haida), Native American; Masset, Canada. The museum records the medium as spruce root, wood (red cedar or spruce) and the dimensions as Diam. 1.9 x L. 22.2cm (3/4 x 8 3/4in.). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- spruce root, wood (red cedar or spruce)
- Dimensions
- Diam. 1.9 x L. 22.2cm (3/4 x 8 3/4in.)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-pipe
- Place recorded
- Masset, Canada
- Culture recorded
- Xaadas (Haida), Native American
Identification
- Met object id
- 501188
- Museum object name
- Reed Pipe (lateral retreating reed)
- Museum object number
- 89.4.572
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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