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Object Number
35-78-10/5031
Display Title
Flute made of elderberry.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Woina
Object Description
Flute made of elderberry. The stop is pine pitch, the wrapping string of wild hemp, the paint native mineral red (see authorities for more information)
Inventory Description
Woodwind, flute, four holes, vegetable fiber cord wrapped near mouthpiece, slant
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Ben Boney
(04/01/1935-11/01/1935)
Culture
- Agaideka
- Northern Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
Elko County
/
Owyhee
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm (21 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-78-10/5031
Provenance
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(04/01/1935-11/01/1935)
Intermediary
Julian H. Steward
(07/01/1935-10/01/1935)
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