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Inca Wood Flute - Sun, Moon, 4 Corner Motifs

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Inca Wood Flute - Sun, Moon, 4 Corner Motifs
Inca Wood Flute - Sun, Moon, 4 Corner Motifs
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Pre-Columbian, Inca, Central Peru, ca. 1300-1500 CE. Marvelous, circular wooden flute, with carved iconography representing the Inca's worship of their environs. In the center is a circle segmented into quadrants representing the "four corners" of the world. This is beset in a circular form representing the moon, surrounded by a majestic sun with boldly, geometrically carved rays. The whistle plays sonorously with six sound holes! Custom, museum quality stand. 2.75"D

Provenance: Ex-Leonard Kalina Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA

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Inca Wood Flute - Sun, Moon, 4 Corner Motifs

Estimate $1,200 - $1,500
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