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Ceramic whistle
Object Number 32-49-50/53
Display Title Ceramic whistle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic whistle, conical, hollow, covered with leather, red, 2 perforations.
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Ganta
Materials Ceramic, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 5.5 x 5.8 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-49-50/53
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1932)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1932)

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