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Object Number
40-24-50/5051
Display Title
Wooden whistles for protection against "evil eye" - tied together on string
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Whistles, carved wood, tubular, perfor- ated, 1 groove, 4 tied together w/ vegf
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: 10.9 x 1.5 x 1.6 cm (4 5/16 x 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-24-50/5051
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