Culture/People:

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this

Previous owner:

Ezra L. Guthrie (E. L. Guthrie), Non-Indian, 1854-1927  Search this

Seller:

Ezra L. Guthrie (E. L. Guthrie), Non-Indian, 1854-1927  Search this

Object Name:

Man's courting flute

Media/Materials:

Wood, hide thong/babiche, paint, feather/feathers

Techniques:

Carved, incised, painted

Dimensions:

80 x 3 x 4 cm

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA

Date created:

circa 1870

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ezra L. Guthrie (1854-1927, a taxidermist who lived in Indiana and Oakland, California); purchased by MAI from Ezra Guthrie in 1923.

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Catalog Number:

12/3128

Barcode:

123128.000

See related items:

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d7058001-585e-4b64-834e-a307385553ae

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_132611