Flageolet made of red cedar; 6 holes; stop piece bound to top by thongs; banded with metal strips.
Donor:
David Ives Bushnell Jr., G. B. Gordon, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, and W. C. Farabee
Collection place:
Central Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Central Plains
Culture or time period:
Umoⁿhoⁿ
Collector:
Francis La Flesche
Collection date:
1901-1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Flageolets
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1904 and September 8, 1902
Context of use:
Range of about one octave. Not used to accompany singing; love songs were often composed for the flute.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 57.5 centimeters
Comment:
Native name and meaning: "nicude tonga" - big whistle. Photo: 13/96. References: P. 371, fig. 85, "The Omaha Tribe", AE vol. 27, Fletcher & LaFlesche. Range of about one octave. Not used to accompany singing; love songs were often composed for the flute.