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Double duct whistle (uveve?)
Possibly Zulu people
about 1950
Object Place: Southeastern Africa
Medium/Technique
Cane, seed beads
Dimensions
Length 12.2 cm, width 2.9 cm (Length 4 13/16 in., width 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.299
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionTwo tubes of cane bound together with twined plant fiber and wrapped with several strands of red and white seed beads. Duct in upper ends formed by plugs of black mastic. Single strand of white seed beads serves as carrying strap.
Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)