End-blown whistle
about 1920
Object PlacePossibly Western Burkina Faso
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsLength 29.8 cm, width 4.6 cm (Length 11 3/4 in., width 1 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.298
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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ProvenanceBefore 1984, Tony Vacca, Whately, Massachusetts; by 1984, sold by Vacca to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
19th century
about 1550–1650
mid-19th century
before 1820
19th century
mid-20th century
late 19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century