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Frog whistles
Object Number 14-50-30/86820
Display Title Frog whistles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic whistles, rectangular w/ rounded edges, painted, glazed exterior, nodes.
Classification
  • Woodwind
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arawake
  • Taruma?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana
South America / British Guiana
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 6.9 x 3.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 86820
Provenance
Collector Rev. John W. Ogilvie (1913 - 1914)

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