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Native American, Tlingit
19th century
Object Place: Alaska, United States, Northwest Coast
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length 39.7 cm, width 6.2 cm, thickness 3 cm (Length 15 5/8 in., width 2 7/16 in., thickness 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2249
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Idiophones
DescriptionPaddle-shaped body constructed of two slightly hollowed out pieces of softwood painted black. Integral wood handle pegged together with three small dowels.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (b. 1858 - d. 1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis Galpin to William Lindsey (b. 1858 - d. 1922), Boston; 1916, gift of William Lindsey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)