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End-blown flute

End-blown flute

Alternate name:Courting flute
Alternate name:Native American flute
Date: 1875-1900 ca.
Place Made:New Mexico, United States, North America
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionEnd-blown with external duct. Wood with stylized serpent saddle and body carving. Six tone holes.
DimensionsOverall length: 625 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesShrine to Music Museum Newsletter, April, 1975, p. 2. This article shows entire display case; it is not specific to this flute.
Object number: 00872