Galoubet
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This galoubet was made by an unknown maker, probably France, 19th century. It is a galoubet in C, made of boxwood, with 2 fingerholes and 1 thumbhole. This three-hole pipe is a wind instrument designed to be played by one hand, leaving the other hand free to play a tabor drum, bell, psalterium or tambourin à cordes, bones, triangle or other percussive instrument. The galoubet’s tone can resemble that of a bird chirping
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania (through Dr. Robert H. Dyson)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.65.0619
label: accession number
content: 1991.0406
label: catalog number
content: 65.0619
objectType: label: Object Name
content: galoubet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/8 in x 1 in; 30.7975 cm x 2.54 cm