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Pacific Northwest Native American Dance Mask Flute


Spring Flute Block
Spring Flute End Cap
Spring Flute End Cap


Native Americans enjoyed many special occasions and celebrated important times in people's lives. The Northwest Kwakiutl shamans wore cedar bark costumes and painted wooden head masks to represent the birdlike friends of the Spirits.
The flutes in this series have been created to honor that almost forgotten tradition.

Created Alaskan Yellow Cedar, this instrument has a totally hand carved and hand painted Dance Mask fetish block. The sound emitted from this flute is as beautiful as its appearance.

The hand carved wooden feathers on the crown of the block have been inserted and bound to a special, fine sprung metal that allows the feathers to return to their original location should they be touched or moved.

The thonging on the block represents the cedar bark covering that would hide the head and shoulders of the wearer and is of the finest quality hide. The hide thonging is inserted into the block (for total strength and stability).

Available in all keys, this flute is concert tuned using the very latest in Strobe tuning technology and is ideal for players of all levels.

If you have any questions you would like to ask about this, or any other flute, please contact Waking Spirit at:

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Pacific Northwest Native American Dance Mask Flute



Specifications
Each flute is handcrafted from the very 'heart of the wood', so that with just the 'Breath of Life' you can make them sing.
Wood Species
Alaskan Yellow Cedar
End Cap(s) . . . more
None
Banding(s) . . . more
None
Block (Fetish or Totem or 'Bird')
NW style Hand Painted Dance Mask
Tuning

Concert at 72 degrees/controlled humidity. A4=440 Hz.

6 hole Pentatonic 1.4 Octaves - Traditional Modes 1 & 4 (Contemporary) Tuning

Also Available in:
5 hole Pentatonic 1.4 Octaves - Traditional Modes 1 & 4 (Contemporary) Tuning - Special Order. Please email
6 hole Pentatonic 1.4 Octaves - Multimode Tuning - Special Order. Please email
6 hole Diatonic 1.4 Octaves - with thumb hole for upper octave - Special Order. Please email

6 hole Diatonic 1.4 Octaves - without thumb hole for upper octave - Special Order. Please email
All flutes can be created in Verdi tuning (A4=432 Hz). Please email for further information

(Click here for tuning charts and additional information- separate window)

Leather Ties
Finest quality, selected Deer Hide
Other Adornments
None


$299.00
plus S & H and Insurance


Traditional (aka Contemporary) Tuning Modes 1 & 4
Hi Range
Modes 1 & 4
plus S & H and Insurance
Please select tuning

Mid Range
Modes 1 & 4
plus S & H and Insurance
Please select tuning

Low Range
Modes 1 & 4
plus S & H and Insurance
Please select tuning






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