Flute

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Culture/People: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Previous owner: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Seller: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) in 1916.
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/9
Barcode: 050009.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Flute
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b4da1a87-1891-446a-b7f2-0615b81efe19

Record ID: NMAI_53861