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Duct flute (gling-bu)
Restricted: For reference only

Duct flute (gling-bu)

19th century
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueWood, brass
DimensionsLength 39.5 cm, width 2.2 cm (Length 15 9/16 in., width 7/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1825
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)