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Jew's harp
19th century
Object Place: Possibly Florida Island, Solomon Islands
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length 16.4 cm, width 1.7 cm, depth 0.5 cm (Length 6 7/16 in., width 11/16 in., depth 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2166
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Idiophones
DescriptionFlat carrot-shaped piece of striped wood. Two slender arms (bound together at end) and free central tongue. Small knob at wide end.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)