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Whistling top (digezi)
Whistling top (digezi)

Whistling top (digezi)

19th century
Object PlaceBeijing, China
Medium/TechniqueBamboo, wood
DimensionsLength 16 cm, diameter 3.9 cm (Length 6 5/16 in., diameter 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2099a-b
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)