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Double whistle of wood
Object Number 14-27-10/85821
Display Title Double whistle of wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whistle, carved wood, double whistle, 1 halves glued together
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / Hazelton
Additional Geographic Terms Babine River
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17.3 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm (6 13/16 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-27-10/85821
Provenance
Collector Lt. George Thornton Emmons (?)
Donor Lt. George Thornton Emmons (1914)

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