Flute
Cayuga (Haudenosaunee)
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
First Nation
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
Traditional; collected early 20th century
Red cedar wood, metal, and string
Overall: 19 9/16 × 1 5/16 in. (49.7 × 3.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
56.14.13586
Geography
Place Made: Six Nations of the Grand River, Lake Cayuga, Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Provenance
Six Nations, Ontario; collected by Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); collected by Albert Green Heath (1888-1953), early 20th century; sold to Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1955; sold to present collection, 1956.
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