Images from The Graese Gallery Courting Flute, Sioux Nation, Pipestone, Minnesota, early 20th century Click on images below to see larger images NMM 2583.  Courting flute, Sioux Nation, Pipestone, Minnesota, early 20th century. End-blown, duct flute of Catlinite pipestone, with geometric lead inlay. Saddle carved as stylized dog. Catlinite pipestone, named after the famed nineteenth century American painter, George Catlin, also known for his work preserving Native American tradition and culture, is found in southwestern Minnesota, in a quarry known historically to be of significance to the indigenous people of the area. Gift of the Bessie Pettigrew Estate, Flandreau, South Dakota, 1979. Bessie Pettigrew (1881-1978) was the daughter of South Dakota homesteader F. W. Pettigrew (1850-1901) and niece of United States Senator Richard F. Pettigrew (1848-1926). The Center for Western Studies at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, preserves the documents, correspondence, clippings, account books, record books, and photographs relating to the Pettigrew family, collected by Bessie, as well as Bessie's own writings. Stylized Dog Carving on Saddle Mouthpiece   Click arrow to continue Graese Gallery Tour Go to Graese Gallery Tour Index Go to Virtual Gallery Tour Index Go to Checklist of Musical Instruments of the Indigenous Peoples of North America National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2007-2008 Most recent update:   February 6, 2008 You are the 2,071st visitor to this page since February 25, 2007. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page