Stopped Pipe

Native American (Northwest Coast)

19th century

Not on view

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Title: Stopped Pipe
Date: 19th century
Geography: British Columbia, Canada
Culture: Native American (Northwest Coast)
Medium: wood (red cider or spruce), sinew, spruce root
Dimensions: L. 51 × Greatest W. 6.5 × D. 3.9 cm (20 1/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Whistle Flute-stopped pipe
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.3263
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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