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End-blown flute
Alternate name:Courting flute
Alternate name:Native American flute
Maker: attributed to Apache Indian
Date: 1885-1915 ca.
Place Made:Southwest, United States, North America
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsGeometric patterns cut into exterior leather wrapping.
DescriptionEnd blown with notch. Agave stalk with incised leather covering; cowrie shell and Venetian bead adornment. Four tone holes.
DimensionsOverall length: 480 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 04044