Native American flutes are instruments of music, ceremony, entertainment, courtship and love. Some Navajo medicine men say a girl will find irresistible the boy who plays the flute for her.
Most traditional Navajo flutes were made of unflower stalk, but today the flues are evolving into a medium of artistic expression that uses a variety of materials.
This is a simple pine flute and is handmade by Jonah Thompson. It is a sample of Native American instruments and the diversity of Navajo culture.
