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Pigeon whistle (geling)

Pigeon whistle (geling)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueGourd
DimensionsHeight 6.3 cm, length 6.4 cm, width 4.5 cm (Height 2 1/2 in., length 2 1/2 in., width 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2072
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsIncised on bottom: [one? Chinese character]
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)