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Wooden whistle (pifilka) - an old-fashioned musical implement now rare+
Wooden whistle (pifilka) - an old-fashioned musical implement now rare+
Object Number 48-40-30/7011
Display Title Wooden whistle (pifilka) - an old-fashioned musical implement now rare+
Descriptions
Indigenous Term pifilka
Object Description Wooden whistle (pifilka) - an old-fashioned musical implement now rare; made by male artisans and played by men
Inventory Description Carved wooden whistle, long, pointed, 2 perforations, fiber cord.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mapuche
  • Araucan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile
Additional Geographic Terms Cholchol, vicinity of
Materials Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 24.8 x 5.7 x 3.4 cm (9 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-40-30/7011
Provenance
Collector Prof. Mischa Titiev (1948 - 1948)

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