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Kuksu 'whistle'
Object Number 09-8-10/74539
Display Title Kuksu 'whistle'
Descriptions
Object Description Kuksu 'whistle' (ceremonial); The Kuksu is a regalia-wearing man who dedicates the round house in a special ceremony; no one knows who he is.
Inventory Description Bone tube with feather and shell bead embellishments at base, square sound hole
Classification
  • Entertainment device
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pomo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 29.8 x 6.3 x 4.6 cm (11 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74539
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1909)

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