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Carved wooden flute wrapped in leather and yarn / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Standard split flute that's been hollowed out and back together. The leather is holding the pieces together. Flutes were often used for recording by tribes; a way of communicating at night.

People: Plains Tribes
Places: Plains
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 wrapped in leather and yarn
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, leather, acrylic
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
73.133
Previous Number(s): 
7327.133; 27485
Department: 
Not On View

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