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Object Number
39-64-50/3515
Display Title
Whistle used by Witch Doctor - made of animal's tail with blue & white beaded ha
Descriptions
Object Description
Whistle used by witch doctor, made of animal's tail with blue and +
Inventory Description
Whistle, animal tail attached to horn or antler with cloth and blue/white beads
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benguela Highlands
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm (11 13/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-64-50/3515
Credit Line
Gift of the Rev. Merlin W. Ennis
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