Photo of DCM 1022: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication
Summary
Instrument type: Whistle
Medium: Wood.; 10.9 cm. (height), or 12.2 cm. maximum distance between outer points, diagonal.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Leg portion above ankle decorated brown by retaining some of the bark selectively.
Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 2 Oct. 1930.
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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