willow flute
willow flute is a flute.
Also recorded as sallow flute; seljefløyte; sälgflöjt; pitkähuilu; Folk pipe; natural flute.
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Identity
A rural landscape: a shepherd playing the pipe, with his dog; his flock in front of him. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens. is dated [between 1638? and 1659?] and held by Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection records 1 object associated with this heading. willow flute is classified as a flute.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.
Flute Origin Myths and Flute-Playing Heroes, University of Illinois Press, 2017.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1638A rural landscape: a shepherd playing the pipe, with his dog; his flock in front of him. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1638A rural landscape: a shepherd playing the pipe, with his dog; his flock in front of him. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens. is dated [between 1638? and 1659?] and held by Wellcome Collection.
Connections
Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.
Broader subject
- fluteTerminology
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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Dictionary of Flute Terms, The Flute, How It Works, 2024
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Flute Origin Myths and Flute-Playing Heroes, University of Illinois Press, 2017
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
The Magic Willow Flute, Appalachian Heritage, 1992
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
The Magic Willow Flute, Appalachian Heritage, 1999
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming willow flute.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 7.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1685320: willow flute
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 8.
“Willow flute”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Plates
Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

The Willow flute (Seljefløyten). Painting by Christian Skredsvig. Unknown private owner, the painting is deposited in Nasjonalgalleriet / Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
Christian Skredsvig · National Gallery of Norway · Public domain
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