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Carved wooden flute with leather straps / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

The interior of this flute has been hollowed out and is now held together by leather straps.
Tags: wooden flute, leather straps
People: possibly Plains Tribes
Places: possibly Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: personal activity, social events

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
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Title(s): 
Carved wooden flute with leather straps
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, leather
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Flute
Accession No: 
73.124
Previous Number(s): 
7327.124
Department: 
Anthropology
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