DCM 0551: Anonymous, North American Indian (Winnebago) Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Summary
DCM ledger: "Winnebago Indian." It appears that the tube was carved to receive the lead in a molten state, in that it also fills portions of the joints between the two tube halves. It was then apparently filed flush after the metal solidified. The mouthpipe is a turned wooden separate element. Four decorative vent apertures at the lower end.
Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Medium: Oak, leather thong, lead bands.; 62.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus 4 vent holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 4 Jan. 1926.
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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