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Object Number 89-39-30/54273
Display Title Wooden whistle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden whistle, with red wool, glass beads, long woven strap.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cadiveios
  • Guaicure
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Paraguay River, Shores of the; Paraguay, near frontier of
Dimensions Overall: 45 x 4.9 x 2.8 cm (17 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 57273

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