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Object Number
53-29-30/7429
Display Title
Bird or animal bone whistle or flute with incised decoration
Descriptions
Object Description
Bird or animal bone whistle or flute with incised decoration
Inventory Description
Bone whistle, animal long bone, with 4 perforations, incised linear band.
Classification
- Woodwind
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm (4 5/8 x 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53-29-30/7429
Provenance
Collector
William Bell Taylor
(ca. 1911)
Donor
Gordon Bancroft Guptill
(1953)
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