Raffia covered pottery whistle, used to create voice of the "Ge"

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Object Number 48-36-50/7304

Display Title Raffia covered pottery whistle, used to create voice of the "Ge"

Descriptions

Object Description Raffia covered pottery whistle, used to create voice of the "Ge"

Inventory Description Whistle, ceramic, fiber covered

Classification

Woodwind
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mano

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Ceramic, Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 14 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm (5 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 48-36-50/7304

Provenance

Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	48-36-50/7305	Raffia covered pottery whistle, used to create voice of the "Ge"	Woodwind Raw Material	Liberia
	48-36-50/7303	Raffia covered pottery whistle, used to create voice of the "Ge"	Raw Material Woodwind	Liberia
Media Restricted	48-36-50/7306	Voice modifier, raffia covered wooden tube with goat hair tassels , used by speaker of "Ge"	Percussion Shaft, modified	Liberia
	2004.24.19544	Cane flute and raphia or raffia covered pottery whistles and voice modifiers		Gompa
	48-36-50/7302	Raffia covered pottery resonator, used with horn or vocally	Raw Material Unclassified	Liberia
	35-25-30/1130	Whistles made from tree fruit and raffia string	Woodwind	Peru
	37-77-50/2741	Small wooden mask	Mask Raw Material	Liberia
	985-27-10/60185	Crow eagle bone whistle used in horsestealing expeditions. Incised, with pigment	Woodwind	Montana
	32-49-50/55	Ceramic whistle	Woodwind	Ganta
	32-49-50/53	Ceramic whistle	Woodwind	Ganta
	32-49-50/54	Ceramic whistle	Woodwind	Africa
Image Not Available for Tiny wooden blowing drum with membrane of spider egg sac, used by speaker of "Ge	48-36-50/7307	Tiny wooden blowing drum with membrane of spider egg sac, used by speaker of "Ge		Liberia

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