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Deer call (ippaki ni)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueWood, animal skin
DimensionsLength 9 cm, width 7 cm, depth 1.6 cm (Length 3 9/16 in., width 2 3/4 in., depth 5/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2157
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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)