DCM 0687: Anonymous, North American Indian (Arapaho) Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)

DCM ledger: "Arapahoe Indian." The final 8.5 centimeters of the tube is finished rectangularly. Two of the 4 feathers are attached through 2 adjacent vent holes.
Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Medium: Cedar, stained brown, wood cap, feathers, lead flue plate.; 68.9 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus 4 chiselled flat sections each containing 2 vent holes.
Mark Maximum: 925
Mark Additional: Etched on tube body.
Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 10 Dec. 1926.

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.