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Short whistles of bone. Used for signaling, etc.
Short whistles of bone. Used for signaling, etc.
Object Number 15-36-10/86374
Display Title Short whistles of bone. Used for signaling, etc.
Descriptions
Object Description Short whistles of bone. Used for signaling, etc.
Inventory Description Whistles, worked bone, short, tubular, plain
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm (2 1/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 86374
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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