Bag-blown whistle (after 19th-century Haida people type)
1903
Object PlaceWashington, DC, United States
Medium/TechniqueRed cedar, animal bladder
DimensionsLength 53.5 cm, width 22.9 cm, thickness 16.1 cm (Length 21 1/16 in., width 9 in., thickness 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2210
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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. II, fig. 8a.
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. II, fig. 8a.
19th century
mid-19th century
19th century
before 1883
19th century
19th century
late 19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
