Flute
38792
From: Arizona | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Baho |
Object Number | 38792 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | Arizona | Oraibi |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Feather | Fiber | Corn Husk |
Description | Wooden stick with a plume of feathers tied around the middle with string. Corn husks are also tied in with the feathers. One end of the stick is pointed and painted black while the other end is painted green and notched, resembling a flute. Flute / Baho of the Gray Flute Fraternity from Katsina house at Oraibi. |
Length | 27 cm |
Width | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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