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Whistle
Object Number 17-41-50/B1940
Display Title Whistle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whistle, carved wood, cone-shaped at one end, perforated, braided fiber cord
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bashilele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm (4 1/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-1940

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