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End-blown fute (caval)

1950–70
Object PlaceRomania
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, bone, horn
DimensionsLength 85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.305
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
Restricted: For reference only
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