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Quintuple duct whistle
Quintuple duct whistle

Quintuple duct whistle

19th century
Object PlaceUnited States or Canada
Medium/TechniqueRed cedar, sinew
DimensionsLength 38.8 cm, width 12 cm, thickness 6 cm (Length 15 1/4 in., width 4 3/4 in., thickness 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2208
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1903, Francis W. Galpin (b. 1858 - d. 1945), Hatfield Regis, England [see note]; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (b. 1858 - d. 1922), Boston; 1916, gift of William Lindsey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)

NOTE: F. W. Galpin, "The Whistles and Reed Instruments of the American Indians of the North-West Coast," Proceedings of the Musical Association, 29th sess. (1902-1903): pl. I, fig. 5.