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

End-blown flute

Alternate name(s)
  • Courting flute
  • Native American flute
Date1885-1915 ca.
Place MadeSouthwest, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsGeometric 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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04044
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