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Object Number
17-41-50/B1616
Display Title
Ivory call whistle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Whistle, lobed and band carved ivory, perforated, hollow
Classification
- Whistle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kasai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 3 x 1.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B1616.
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