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Object Number
26-46-20/F594
Display Title
Whistle made from ant-eater skull
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Whistle, incised long bone shaft with scull attached by resin, cotton string.
Classification
- Woodwind
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tupí
- Towali
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
Additional Geographic Terms
San Blas
Materials
Bone, Cotton, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm (5 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
F594
Provenance
Collector
A. Hyatt Verrill
(1926)
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