Duct flute (ya-ah-ga-wasta?, after 19th-century Seneca people type)
Andrew John, Jr.
(Seneca Nation, about 1847–1907)
1903
Object PlaceWashington, DC, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsLength 44.1 cm, diameter 2.5 cm (Length 17 3/8 in., diameter 1 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2230
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (b. 1858 - d. 1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (b. 1858 - d. 1922), Boston; 1916, gift of William Lindsey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
19th century
about 1550–1650
mid-19th century
before 1820
