Flute

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Date created: circa 1850

Culture/People: probably Chippewa/Ojibwa (attributed)
Previous owner: Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1857; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Julius Carlebach (1909-1964; Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York) in 1945.
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Place: Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa); Music and Sound
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Rasmuson Theater, Music and Dance

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/7189
Barcode: 207189.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Flute
Media/Materials: Wood, lead, metal thimble/thimbles, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Carved, inlaid, wrapped
Dimensions: 55 x 3.5 x 8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws689b07fa5-a82e-440a-978d-564b480f562a

Record ID: NMAI_221424