Love Flute

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Donor Name
Dr. H. O. Sommer
From card: "Six holed flageolet made of two pieces of wood hollowed out and bound with numerous bands of buckskin the ends forming a fringe. Painted red and yellow. Sound box carved in form of a dog? [Loan] A Nation of Nations 12/75. Loan returned Aug 1988. Illus.: Hndbk. N. Amer. Ind., Vol. 11, Great Basin, Fig. 11 top, pg. 351."
Record Last Modified
29 Mar 2023
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ute (Nuche)
Accession Date
9 Aug 1920
Accession Number
065316
USNM Number
E315168-0
Object Type
Flute
Place
Not Given, Southeast, Colorado, United States, North America
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8390520
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2e0f480-1dec-43da-90c8-5f278fb2582e
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