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Duct flute (ya-ah-ga-wasta?, after 19th-century Seneca people type)
Attributed to: Andrew John, Jr. (Seneca Nation, about 1847–1907)
Native American, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Seneca
1903
Object Place: Washington, DC, United States
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length 44.1 cm, diameter 2.5 cm (Length 17 3/8 in., diameter 1 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2230
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCylindrical body constructed of two hollowed out halves of medium brown hardwood, bound together with twine in four places (one binding missing). Rectangular window covered by lead lip and external duct block with concave upper surface, each bound to body with twine. Proximal end flat with small blow hole at center. Six equally-spaced fingerholes with slightly chamfered edges, near center of body.
InscriptionsIn ink on side: ANDREW JOHN / Cat. 221480 / Acc: 41427 / SENECA [INDIANS] / NEW YORK STATE
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)