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Boy's whistle
Object Number 24-32-50/B3753
Display Title Boy's whistle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whistle, gourd stem tip, perf'd, twisted vegetable fiber loop
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Edward, west coast of
Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 3 x 2.9 cm (4 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3753

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