Object Details
- Culture/People
- Sioux
- Collector
- General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Previous owner
- General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Donor
- Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952
- Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966
- Collection History
- Collected by General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army), probably during his Indian campaigns; inherited by his children, Major General Sherman Miles (1882-1966) and Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952); donated to MAI by Major General Sherman Miles and Cecelia Miles Reber in 1925.
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
- Catalog Number
- 14/2236
- Barcode
- 142236.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Flute
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Place
- North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
- See related items
- Sioux
- Music and Sound
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_152896
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6971cd0a4-e6a5-47d1-95d1-f76e3201eff3
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