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Whistle
Object Number 14-27-10/85829
Display Title Whistle
Descriptions
Object Description Whistle made from wing bone of swan
Inventory Description Whistle, carved wood whistle, inside wood case, wrapped with reed and string
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / Kishgagass Village
Additional Geographic Terms Babine River
Materials Wood, Reed, Fiber cord
Dimensions Overall: 4.9 x 3.1 x 1.4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-27-10/85829
Provenance
Collector Lt. George Thornton Emmons (?)
Donor Lt. George Thornton Emmons (1914)

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