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Wood flute with bird beak motif. decorated with red, white, blue and green pain
Wood flute with bird beak motif. decorated with red, white, blue and green pain
Object Number 973-5-10/51928
Display Title Wood flute with bird beak motif. decorated with red, white, blue and green pain
Descriptions
Object Description Wood flute with bird beak motif. Decorated with red, white, blue and green paint; leather fringe & eagle plume feathers
Inventory Description Flute, wood, bird beak design, painted design, leather fringe and band.
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Date 1930-1939
Artist Dan Red Buffalo
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Dakota / Todd County / Okreek
North America / United States / South Dakota / Todd County / Rosebud
Materials Wood, Leather, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 64.5 x 6.1 x 3.2 cm (25 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-5-10/51928
Provenance
Collector Betty Rosenthal (? - Feb. 7, 1973)

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