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Bone whistle
Object Number 14-27-10/85813
Display Title Bone whistle
Descriptions
Object Description Bone whistle, made from wing bone of swan
Inventory Description Whistle, bone, tubular, perforated, wooden nail through center, incised band
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / Kishgagass Village
Additional Geographic Terms Babine River
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm (4 3/16 x 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-27-10/85813
Provenance
Collector Lt. George Thornton Emmons (?)
Donor Lt. George Thornton Emmons (1914)

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