Image: Mojave Fife and Flute
This lithograph is by Thomas Sinclair (1807 — September 17, 1881), a noted Philadelphia lithographer of the 19th-century, particularly in the
field of chromolithography.
The image is in the collection of the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Suitland, Maryland as inventory #NAA INV 09006701. It is available in the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS).
Other than the lifespan of Thomas Sinclair, the date of the lithograph is unknown.
See The Development of Flutes in North America for more context about this image.
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