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Unknown people
19th century
Object Place: Probably Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/Technique
Cane, nutshells
Dimensions
Length 42 cm, width 15 cm (Length 16 9/16 in., width 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2189
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Idiophones
DescriptionHourglass-shaped body of woven cane with tuft of animal hair tied around waist with strips of cane and cloth. Nutshells inside.
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)