Duct flute
mid-19th century
Object PlacePossibly South Dakota, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood, sinew
DimensionsLength 51.7 cm, diameter 2.7 cm (Length 20 3/8 in., diameter 1 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.315
On View
On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceRoberta Campbell Lawson (b. 1878 - d. 1940), Tulsa, OK; by inheritance to her son, Edward Campbell Lawson (b. 1905 - d. 1961), Tulsa; 1947, given by Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Lawson to the Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa (cat. no. MI 2301; accession no. 244 AIM); June 18, 1982, deaccessioned by the Philbrook Museum and sold in Santa Fe, NM. By 1984, Tad Johnson (dealer), London [see note]; sold by Johnson to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, MA; 1984, gift of Douglas Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
NOTE: This information was given as tentative. The dealer Taylor (Tad) Dale, then of London, may have been meant.
NOTE: This information was given as tentative. The dealer Taylor (Tad) Dale, then of London, may have been meant.
19th century
19th century
about 1550–1650
mid-19th century
before 1820
19th century
mid-20th century
late 19th century
mid-19th century