Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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Whistle

Image: 20.3 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm (8 x 2 1/2 x 1 in.)
Wood

Classification: Musical instruments

Culture: African, Cameroon, western Grassfields

Country of Origin, for Customs: Cameroon Grassfields

Accession number: 2008.1507

Provenance/Ownership History: About 2002, acquired from an African merchant, New York by Professor Dwight B. Heath, Providence, RI; 2008, gift of Dwight B. Heath and Anne C. Heath in memory of their son David to the MFA. (Accession date: December 17, 2008)

Gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath, in memory of their son, David B. Heath