DCM 0842: Anonymous, North American Indian (Winnebago) Vertical Whistle Flute (Courting Flute)
Summary
DCM ledger: "American Indian, Winnebago." The simple carved oak flue cover is attached with string, although very likely originally attached with leather thong.
Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute (Courting Flute)
Medium: Unidentified soft wood, stained green, iron wire ferrules, brass rifle shell casing mouthpipe. Oak flue cover, string, aluminum(?) flue plate.; No mark.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus 4 vent holes.
Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 6 Apr. 1929.
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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