Chavín Antara - Black
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- Product Size: 4.5" L x 1 cm" H x 4" W
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A functional instrument and a brilliant piece of art! This replica of a monochrome antara from the Chavín culture has eight tubes. Exquisitely sculpted by ethnomusicologist Jose Vitancio Humeres of Peru.
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- Jose Vitancio Humeres
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Born in Cuzco, graduated in Administration and International Business, specialist musician in traverse flute and recognized as a Quechua ethnomusicologist by the San Antonio Abad National University of Cuzco. For more than 20 years he has carried out studies of pre-Hispanic musical instruments from ancient pre-Hispanic cultures such as Chavín, Moche, Nazca, Chincha and Inca to replicate musical objects. His research is based on the work of leading specialists such as D'Harcourt, Bolaños, Aretz and Hickmann.
Link to an Article: RESEARCHER OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF ANDE JOSE VITANCIO
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The Siku (Quechua: antara) is a traditional Andean panpipe. This is the main instrument used in a musical genre known as sikuri. This ancient indigenous instrument traditionally contains 13 tubes/pipes.
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All the replica Chavín-style pottery that we carry is well researched, made with passion, effort, dedication, inspiration, with special attention and a deep identification of Peruvian cultures, to revalue the ancestral knowledge and technology of Pre-Columbian Peru.
