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End-blown flute
End-blown flute
End-blown flute

End-blown flute

Alternate name(s)
  • Courting flute
  • Native American flute
Date1880-1900 ca.
Place MadeArizona, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsWritten in pencil on back of shaft, near lower end: 6.00DescriptionEnd-blown with external duct. Wood with stylized bird saddle and bell. Five tone holes.
DimensionsOverall length: 578 mm

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesShrine to Music Museum Newsletter, April, 1975, p. 2. This article shows entire display case; it is not specific to this flute.

The Music Connection, Manitowoc, Wisconsin: Silver Burdett Ginn, ca. 1995. Levels 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00871
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