DCM 1040: Anonymous Walking Stick Flute in C

Pommel threaded into head joint. Both the single key (D#) and the lateral terminating vent hole are decoratively elevated. The head and body sections have plain brass ferrules at both ends. The bottom staff section has a long tapered brass ferrule and iron tack at bottom. Lower socket of flute body is metal-lined, and the lower end of the bore is partially metal-lined. The upper end of this joint and the lower end of the head, currently frozen, and may also be brass-lined.
Instrument type: Walking Stick Flute in C
Medium: Unidentified hard wood, stained reddish, animal horn pommel, brass ferrule and bottom staff section. Metal-lined socket and bore. Elaborately carved, appearing to have numerous knots and branches pruned near the exterior of the main branch.; 86.9 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Head joint cracked at lower socket. Body section cracked at upper and lower end.
Provenance: John T. Fagan Estate, Thos. Fagan, son. Portland, Maine, 8 Apr. 1931.

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.