Courting Flute by Raymond Shot with Two Arrows, Sioux Nation, Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, 1998 Click on images below to see larger images NMM 6123.  Courting flute by Raymond Shot with Two Arrows, Sioux Nation, Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, 1998. End-blown, external duct flute of cedar with double, geometric, post saddle. Length of cedar split, hollowed and glued and pressed together, stained and varnished. Shallow groove carved into underside of saddle allows limited amount of air to pass from upper to lower air holes. Four glass beads, two red and two blue, placed on loose ends of binding thong. Quillwork adornment with alternating red, green and blue sections tied between mouthpiece and saddle. Board of Trustees, 1998. Saddle and Mouthpiece 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 Most recent update:   February 26, 2007 You are the 858th visitor to this page since February 26, 2007. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page