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    Object Details

    Donor Name

    Dr. H. O. Sommer

    Notes

    From card: "Six holed flageolet made of two pieces of wood hollowed out and bound with numerous bands of buckskin the ends forming a fringe. Painted red and yellow. Sound box carved in form of a dog? [Loan] A Nation of Nations 12/75. Loan returned Aug 1988. Illus.: Hndbk. N. Amer. Ind., Vol. 11, Great Basin, Fig. 11 top, pg. 351."

    Record Last Modified

    29 Mar 2023

    Specimen Count

    1

    Culture

    Ute (Nuche)

    Accession Date

    9 Aug 1920

    Accession Number

    065316

    USNM Number

    E315168-0

    Object Type

    Flute

    Place

    Not Given, Southeast, Colorado, United States, North America

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    Anthropology

    Data Source

    NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

    Topic

    Ethnology

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2e0f480-1dec-43da-90c8-5f278fb2582e

    Record ID

    nmnhanthropology_8390520

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