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Pigeon whistle (geling)
Pigeon whistle (geling)

Pigeon whistle (geling)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueGourd
DimensionsHeight 8 cm, diameter 8.1 cm (Height 3 1/8 in., diameter 3 3/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2068
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)