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Object Number
985-27-10/59328
Display Title
Arapaho flute. Fastened w/ strips of leather, carved wood over stop
Descriptions
Object Description
Arapaho flute. Piece of wood split, hollowed out and put back together. Glued w/ pitch and fastened w/ strips of leather. 6 holes and carved piece of wood over stop tied down w/ strips of leather which abuts large piece of metal. Leather strips tied on underside. 46.9x42.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Flute, wood with leather ties, small wooden rectangle tied to top with leather
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Leather, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 46.9 x 42 x 7.7 cm (18 7/16 x 16 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59328, 34310
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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