Carved wooden flute

Sinew wrapped carved red wooden flute

Carved wooden flute / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

This "flute" looks more like a whistle. Flutes have more holes to make a tune; this only has one.

People: possibly Plains Tribes
Places: possibly Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, personal activity

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Carved wooden flute

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Ponca (artist and user)

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

reed

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Accession No:

73.130

Previous Number(s):

7326.130; 40509

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 13 3/4in. (34.9cm)
Width: 0 3/4in. (1.9cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

brown, circular, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, flute, instrument, music, musical instruments, musician, musicians, personal belongings, prairie, reed, sound, tube, wind, wood, wood carving

Cite this Page

Unknown. Carved wooden flute. 73.130. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/73130 (11/29/2018).

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