End-blown flute
about 1925
Object PlacePossibly Chad
Medium/TechniqueWood, plant fiber
DimensionsLength 31.2 cm, width 3.4 cm (Length 12 5/16 in., width 1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.297
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1925, collected in Chad by a missionary; before 1984, sold by a pawn broker as part of a collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Douglas Deihl, Northampton; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
1925–50
1880–90
1890s
1990
from 1890–1910
from 1890–1910
about 1890–1910