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Object Number
32-49-50/54
Display Title
Ceramic whistle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic whistle, covered with sewn leather, brown, cylindrical.
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Leather, Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 10.9 x 5.8 x 5.3 cm (4 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-49-50/54
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
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