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Reed pipe
Native American
19th century
Object Place: Fort Simpson, British Columbia, Canada
Medium/Technique
Red cedar, twine
Dimensions
Length 35.5 cm, width 6.4 cm, thickness 5 cm (Length 14 in., width 2 1/2 in., thickness 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2213
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionWaisted bottle-shaped body (of oval cross-section) constructed of two hollowed out halves of red cedar (?), bound with sinew near proximal end and at center. Seam sealed with pitch. Concealed double reed of red cedar (?) affixed inside proximal half of body. Lozenge-shaped embouchure hole.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (b. 1858 - d. 1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (b. 1858 - d. 1922), Boston; 1916, gift of William Lindsey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)