DCM 0575: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)

DCM ledger: "Assiniboine Sioux Indian."
Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Medium: Light wood, likely pine, stained brown, lead flue plate, wood flue cover stained a darker brown. Rawhide carrying cord or neck strap.; 38.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/5 holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 30 Mar. 1926. A note attached to instrument states: Flute belonged to the Sioux Indian, John Standing Bear.

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.