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Oboe (chirimía)
Mexican Indian people
mid-20th century
Object Place: Mexico
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length 28.7 cm, diameter 4.9 cm (Length 11 5/16 in., diameter 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.329
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
Provenance1968, sold by a member of the Zapotec people, Oaxaca, Mexico, to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)