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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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