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Bird call
Object Number 05-7-10/65536
Display Title Bird call
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bird call, 2 pieces of reed lashed together with sinnu, thin piece of reed in ce
Classification
  • Bird call
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wailaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Reed, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm (1 5/16 x 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65536
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1905)

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