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Pigeon whistle (geling)

19th century
Object Place: China

Medium/Technique Gourd
Dimensions Height 5.5 cm, diameter 6.6 cm (Height 2 3/16 in., diameter 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2071
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ClassificationsMusical instrumentsAerophones

ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)