Silver stamped stick pin of peyote messenger morning bird

Murray Tonepahote

Silver stamped stick pin of peyote messenger morning bird

Murray Tonepahote

Carved wooden flute / Unidentified

Curatorial Remarks

This "flute" looks more like a whistle. Flutes have more holes to make a tune; this only has one.

People: possibly Plains Tribes
Places: possibly Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, personal activity

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Carved wooden flute

Creator(s):

Unidentified (Author)

Culture:

Native American; Ponca

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

reed

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Accession No:

73.130

Previous Number(s):

7326.130; 40509

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 13 3/4in. (34.9cm)
Width: 0 3/4in. (1.9cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Role(s):

Author

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

brown, circular, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, flute, instrument, music, musical instruments, musician, musicians, personal belongings, prairie, reed, sound, tube, wind, wood, wood carving

Cite this Page

Unidentified. Carved wooden flute. 73.130. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/73130 (11/29/2018).

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