FLUTE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

143-3513: Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
143-3513

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Name/Title

FLUTE

Entry/Object ID

143/3513

Description

CAT. SAYS GHOST DANCE WHISTLE

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin
Native American

Notes

The word, Sioux, is referenced. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Flute

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Woodwind

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Parts

Count

1

Material

Bone

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Harry L George received two whistles: one from N.E. Carter for $3.00 on November 2, 1914, one from Vern Thornburgh. SBE 01-12-2023