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Quenas

Scope note

End-blown flutes of ancient and modern South America, formerly made of bone, clay, gourd, wood, or metal, with up to eight fingerholes. The presentday instruments have five or six equidistant fingerholes and one rear thumbhole.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000199027

Broader Terms used

vertical flutes

Term used for

cuenas
kena
kenas

Equivalent Terms used

quena

Created

13yrs ago

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