▁creature ▁with ▁holes ▁in ▁his ▁body ▁that ▁would ▁produce ▁sound ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁or ▁the ▁wind ▁ble w ▁through ▁him . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁well ▁known ▁how ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁American ▁fl ute ▁developed ▁before ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁influ ences ▁may ▁have ▁been : ▁ ▁Branch es ▁or ▁stal ks ▁with ▁holes ▁d ril led ▁by ▁insect s ▁that ▁created ▁sounds ▁when ▁the ▁wind ▁ble w . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁at lat l . ▁ ▁Clay ▁instruments ▁from ▁Mes o amer ica . ▁ ▁The ▁An as azi ▁fl ute ▁developed ▁by ▁An c est ral ▁P ue blo ans ▁of ▁O asis amer ica . ▁▁ ▁Exper ience ▁by ▁Native ▁Americans ▁construct ing ▁organ ▁pip es ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 5 2 4 . ▁ ▁Record ers ▁that ▁came ▁from ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Fl utes ▁of ▁the ▁T oh ono ▁O ' od ham ▁culture ▁( o ften ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁arch a ic ▁ex onym ▁" P ap ago ▁fl utes "). ▁Although ▁craft ed ▁by ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁people , ▁these ▁instruments ▁are ▁not ▁strictly ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁since ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁external ▁block . ▁In ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁block , ▁the ▁fl ue ▁is ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁player ' s ▁finger ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁sound ▁mechanism . ▁This ▁style ▁of ▁fl ute ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁to , ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁influ ences ▁for , ▁the ▁Native ▁American ▁fl