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1911.84.2

End blown flute of turkey bone used as a decoy when hunting turkeys. [?LMM 1990 11]

1911.84.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
End blown flute of turkey bone used as a decoy when hunting turkeys. [?LMM 1990 11]
Long description
Turkey-call, made of the upper wing bone of a wild turkey. A noise like the turkey-cock's gobbling is produced through it. End stopped for imitating the cry of the wild turkey when hunting it. Given to Miss B. Freire-Marreco by Santiego Naranjo, of the pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico, for whom it was made by his father, Jose de Jesus Naranja when he took him to hunt turkeys at the age of 12 or 13 (i.e. c. 1892-3).
Cultural groups
Santa Clara
Date / Period
Date made: 1872-1873
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1911 Donated: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Bird Bone, Material String, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 90 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.84.2 Other numbers: Catalogue number 38

Search terms: Music, Hunting, Musical Instrument, Hunting accessory, Lure, Flute

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