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Object Number
40-24-50/5046
Display Title
Whistle of zunga wood for protection against evil eye
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Whistle, wood tube, hollow, perforated with vegetable fiber twine loop, cracked
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm (1 13/16 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-24-50/5046
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