Flageolet, with the sharp edge made of lead.

Collection type: Object
Description: Flageolet, with the sharp edge made of lead.
Long description: Modern work. Carved from two halves of wood bound together with wax thread. 5 fingerholes. Decorated 'cut out' at end of pipe. Leather head band at proximal end. [LM-S 17/1/2020]
Geographical reference: United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America; South Dakota Rosebud
Cultural groups: Lakota
Person: Maker Dan Red Buffalo; Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: 1939
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Wax, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Lead Metal, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Tied, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 585 mm, Diameter: max 40 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1939.8.29B Other PRM accession number: 1939.8.B29