Musical work
flute maker; flute player; Native artist. Instruments recorded in the collection: Native American flute; river cane flute; cedar flute. Genres: Native flute; cultural arts demonstration.
Evidence and identity
The opened OSU collection record does not state a tribal enrollment or hometown beyond the separate Smithsonian wording that he is Creek and from Oklahoma. Do not merge with another William Harjo without identity review.
Oklahoma Native Artists Oral History Project
Collection index states that William Harjo has made flutes and played flute music for many years and discusses his interest in flute making and playing.
Harjo Flutes
Identifies artist full name William Harjo and lists Native American flutes made from river cane, cedar, and hardwoods.
National Museum of the American Indian artisan feature
Indexed Smithsonian passage identifies William Harjo as Creek, from Oklahoma, and a maker of black walnut, ebony, cedar, and river-cane flutes.