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Object Number
984-12-10/58268
Display Title
Flute, of wood with leather thongs tied around it and decorative appendage
Descriptions
Object Description
Flute, of hollowed wood;with leather thongs tied around it; with 4 holes and decorative appendage. len: 40 cm.
Inventory Description
Flute, hollowed, perforated body, wrapped leather, carved horse? attached
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1875
Culture
- Arapaho?
- Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Wyoming
North America / United States / Montana
North America / United States / Montana
Additional Geographic Terms
Arapaho Reservation; Cheyenne Reservation
Materials
Wood, Leather, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 40.5 x 6.7 x 4 cm (15 15/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
984-12-10/58268
Provenance
Collector
Barclay F. Ratcliff
(1875)
Donor
Russell Barber
(1984)
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