End-blown flute

19th century

Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo

Medium/TechniqueIvory, leather

DimensionsLength 31 cm, width 5 cm (Length 12 3/16 in., width 1 15/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.2183

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical 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)