DCM 0839: Anonymous, North American Indian (Winnebago) Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)

DCM ledger: "American Indian, Winnebago."
Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Medium: Cedar(?), stained dark brown, nickel silver flue plate, wood flue cover.; 55.9 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. One vent hole at the bottom, plugged with wood.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Worm damage in 5 places.
Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 30 Mar. 1929.

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.