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End-blown flute
Unknown people
19th century
Object Place: Probably Sudan
Medium/Technique
Wood, tin, animal skin, seed beads
Dimensions
Length 61.3 cm, width 3.5 cm (Length 24 1/8 in., width 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2191
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCylindrical body of cane wrapped with alternate bands of animal skin and tin. Ends wrapped with snakeskin. Wrapped in two spots with large seed beads (black, white, green, red) and small seashells, and tied with braided black cotton (?) carrying cord with two tassels at each end. U-shaped notched embouchure. Four fingerholes in lower half.
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)