Duct whistle
mid-19th century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueBone
DimensionsLength 19.9 cm, diameter 1.6 cm (Length 7 13/16 in., diameter 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.320
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceSold by Ken Ottinger, Albuquerque, NM, to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, MA; 1984, sold by Douglas Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
about A.D. 100
19th century
before 1879
19th century
late 19th century
1950–70
before 1500
1850–1900
early 20th century