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Duct whistle
Duct whistle

Duct whistle

19th century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueBone, leather, seed beads
DimensionsLength 12 cm, diameter 1.7 cm (Length 4 3/4 in., diameter 11/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2253
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (b. 1858 - d. 1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 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)
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