DCM 0534: Anonymous, North American Indian (Winnebago) Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Summary
DCM ledger: "Winnebago"
Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Medium: Cedar, stained medium brown, and showing traces of yellow. All or some of mouthpipe/flue cover had been painted yellow.; 54 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus 1 vent hole near bottom.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 23 Dec. 1925.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.
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