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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
early 19th century
19th century
19th century
mid-18th century
probably 19th century
