Dragonfly Flutes
Australian Made Native American Style Flutes
Australia
© Terry Green / Dragonfly Flutes 2020
Welcome to Dragonfly Flutes
Native American Style Flutes
Hello, my name is Terry and on this site you will find Native American Style Flutes for sale, made in my workshop, in Tomerong,
Australia, where I live with my wife Astara
The Native American Flute is one of the easiest musical instruments to learn, you can be playing it with just a few minutes of practice, and once
hooked on this wonderful instrument, you will then want to take the rest your lifetime to master it. Even people with no musical background can play this
magical flute in no time at all, and you don’t need to be able to read music to play this instrument
All my Hand made Wooden Flutes, are made from a mix of Australian and exotic timbers, all the timber used is sourced from a local supplier, and from
salvaged timber. We have some beautiful hardwoods here in Australia, and they make wonderful sounding flutes, but due to the density of some of the
hardwoods, they can also make the flute very heavy, especially with the large bore flutes.
The history of the flute, and its exact origins are largely unknown. There are many stories as to it’s origin,
some of the oldest flutes ever discovered was in 1931, archaeologist Earl H. Morris led an expedition to
the Prayer Rock district of northeastern Arizona. Accounts of Morris’s expedition identify the area as
Atahonez Canyon. The valley is on the Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona. Morris’s team excavated 15
caves. The largest cave contains 16 dwellings and was later named Broken Flute Cave. His team unearthed
thousands of artifacts. Among them were four wooden flutes that have been dated between AD 620 and
670.
In one dwelling, two almost completely intact flutes were discovered. The broken pieces of two other
flutes were recovered from another dwelling. All four flutes are constructed of Box Elder and had six
holes.
These were not the same as the modern NAF, as they had no Fipple (True sound hole) the sound was
produced with the lips like a modern side blown flute. So the actual origins of the modern day style of
flute known as the Woodland Style Flute is unknown.What is known is that the Native American Indians
have been playing some form of flute for thousands of years.
History of the Native American Flute
Dragonfly Flutes
Australia
Australian Made Native American Style Flutes
© Terry Green / Dragonfly Flutes 2018
Welcome to Dragonfly Flutes
Hello, my name is Terry and on this site you will find
Native American Style Flutes for sale, made in my
workshop, in Tomerong, Australia, where I live with my
wife Astara
The Native American Flute is one of the easiest musical
instruments to learn, you can be playing it with just a
few minutes of practice, and once hooked on this
wonderful instrument, you will then want to take the
rest your lifetime to master it. Even people with no
musical background can play this magical flute in no
time at all, and you don’t need to be able to read music
to play this instrument
All my Hand made Wooden Flutes, are made from a mix of
Australian and exotic timbers, all the timber used is
sourced from a local supplier, and from salvaged timber.
We have some beautiful hardwoods here in Australia,
and they make wonderful sounding flutes, but due to
the density of some of the hardwoods, they can also
make the flute very heavy, especially with the large
bore flutes.
Native American Style Flutes
Dragonfly Flutes
Australian Made Native American Style Flutes
Australia
© Terry Green / Dragonfly Flutes 2018
Welcome to Dragonfly Flutes
Native American Style Flutes
Hello, my name is Terry and on this site you will find Native American
Style Flutes for sale, made in my workshop, in Tomerong, Australia,
where I live with my wife Astara
The Native American Flute is one of the easiest musical instruments to learn,
you can be playing it with just a few minutes of practice, and once hooked on
this wonderful instrument, you will then want to take the rest your lifetime to
master it. Even people with no musical background can play this magical flute in
no time at all, and you don’t need to be able to read music to play this instrument
All my Hand made Wooden Flutes, are made from a mix of Australian and exotic
timbers, all the timber used is sourced from a local supplier, and from salvaged
timber. We have some beautiful hardwoods here in Australia, and they make
wonderful sounding flutes, but due to the density of some of the hardwoods, they
can also make the flute very heavy, especially with the large bore flutes.
The history of the flute, and its exact origins are largely
unknown. There are many stories as to it’s origin, some of
the oldest flutes ever discovered was in 1931, archaeologist
Earl H. Morris led an expedition to the Prayer Rock district of
northeastern Arizona. Accounts of Morris’s expedition
identify the area as Atahonez Canyon. The valley is on the
Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona. Morris’s team
excavated 15 caves. The largest cave contains 16 dwellings
and was later named Broken Flute Cave. His team unearthed
thousands of artifacts. Among them were four wooden flutes
that have been dated between AD 620 and 670.
In one dwelling, two almost completely intact flutes were
discovered. The broken pieces of two other flutes were
recovered from another dwelling. All four flutes are
constructed of Box Elder and had six holes.
These were not the same as the modern NAF, as they had
no Fipple (True sound hole) the sound was produced with
the lips like a modern side blown flute. So the actual
origins of the modern day style of flute known as the
Woodland Style Flute is unknown.What is known is that
the Native American Indians have been playing some form
of flute for thousands of years.
History of the Native American Flute
