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Jew's harp

19th century
Object PlacePossibly Florida Island, Solomon Islands
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsLength 16.4 cm, width 1.7 cm, depth 0.5 cm (Length 6 7/16 in., width 11/16 in., depth 3/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2166
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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)