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Object Number
985-27-10/60335
Display Title
Plains flute. Made from reed split in half, wrapped with cloth and leather
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains flute. Made from reed split in half, hollowed out and put back together. Wrapped in places w/ cloth and string loop of leather, possibly to go around neck. 33.1x1.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Flute, cylindrical, hollow, square perforation, wrapped with cotton, strap
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Leather, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 33.1 x 1.6 x 1.7 cm (13 1/16 x 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60335
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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