Ancestral Pueblo Flutes from Broken Flute Cave

[Alston_Neal]

For those of us into the Native American history and their material culture, I found these to be truly awesome. I love how perfect they are and the wear around the holes. I've studied quite a bit of native history here and have given museum talks, but these I never knew about till today.
https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/online- ... oXlmMscINI

[LosDosSloFolks]

@Alston_Neal
Nice! I'd sure like to hear them in action.

[Hansenaz]

@LosDosSloFolks
Yeah...knowing nothing about flutes (or music for that matter) I wonder how independent invention of instruments like this separate the notes (or define their scales, or whatever you call it).

[LosDosSloFolks]

@Hansenaz
Indeed...'our' music utilizes "tones" & "semi-tones" (steps and half steps). I'm guessing there is already an application for some grant money to have someone like R. Carlos Nakai do a comparison study with these flutes for someones paper or thesis. Publish or perish in academia.

[Alston_Neal]

@LosDosSloFolks
I did a couple of music jams with Carlos for art show openings.

[Nighthiker]

Perhaps not only for music, we know they also had talking sticks. Perhaps they could be used to call or summon game. I would image living on mainly beans and squash, things might have been a little gassie in the kiva.

[big_load]

Fascinating! I just finished reading a biography of Earl Morris.