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Summary
DCM ledger: "American Indian, Southern Arapahoe, Oklahoma." Tube decorated with blue paint at end, plus red paint inside, and over the 3 cord bindings. Flue cover painted blue with black beak and red cone or head feathers, iron tacks for eyes. Darling.
Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Medium: Hardwood tube and flue cover, painted blue, red, and black. Cord bindings, feathers, iron tacks.; 54.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: Albert G. Heath, Chicago, 14 Apr. 1928.
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