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Duct whistle
Native American
19th century
Object Place: United States, Great Plains region
Medium/Technique
Bone, leather, seed beads
Dimensions
Length 12 cm, diameter 1.7 cm (Length 4 3/4 in., diameter 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2253
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCylindrical body of eagle bone wrapped with sinew and leather, fringed at distal end. Distal end of bone broken off. Body wrapped with rows of dark blue, yellow, and red seed beads. V-shaped window. Duct block formed of pitch. Long carrying cord of leather, wrapped with strips of orange dyed porcupine quill (?), tied to proximal end.
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)