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Call whistle, mask
Object Number 17-41-50/B1600
Display Title Call whistle, mask
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whistle, carved wood, hollowed, 4 perforations, zoomorphic head, stained
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bayaka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 15.3 x 6.4 x 6.7 cm (6 x 2 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B1600
Provenance
Collector Henri Pareyn (1880-1899)
Dealer William O. Oldman
Donor Donated by Mr. Oric Bates (07/1917)

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