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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
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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