Flute

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Date created: 2001

Culture/People: Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Jim Gilliland (James R. Gilliland Jr.), Cherokee
Previous owner: Jim Gilliland (James R. Gilliland Jr.), Cherokee; Commander John B. Herrington (John Bennett Herrington), Chickasaw Nation, b. 1958
Donor: Commander John B. Herrington (John Bennett Herrington), Chickasaw Nation, b. 1958

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of the artist; given to Commander John Bennett Herrington (Chickasaw Nation, b. 1958, US Navy and the first astronaut enrolled in an American Indian tribe) at an unknown date; carried and played by Herrington aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor between November 23 and December 7, 2002 (mission STS-113 to the International Space Station); donated to NMAI in 2004 by Commander Herrington.
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Place: Madison; Madison County; Alabama; USA

See related items: Cherokee; Music and Sound
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Roanoke Museum Store, Space Case

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/4550
Barcode: 264550.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Flute
Media/Materials: Wood, lacquer, reed, commercial suede thong, thread
Techniques: Carved, painted, tied
Dimensions: 38.5 x 3 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws651558e5f-3cb0-48c4-87ea-04e7f1c456ec

Record ID: NMAI_280448