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Wooden whistle for calling dogs when hunting or signalling to people - worn hung
Wooden whistle for calling dogs when hunting or signalling to people - worn hung
Object Number 34-49-50/293
Display Title Wooden whistle for calling dogs when hunting or signalling to people - worn hung
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden whistle for calling dogs when hunting or signalling to people -
Inventory Description Whistle, carved wood, 2 skin and fur wraps, veg fiber cord loop, ridged, grooved
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Bark, Vegetable fiber, Skin, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 31.5 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (12 3/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-49-50/293

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