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Object Number 61-7-30/8303
Display Title Gourd whistle with 2 bone pendants - musical instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, strands of fiber cord with perforated gourd ornament, horn/wood fringe
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Canela
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Baixao Preto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Ponto
Dimensions Overall: 47 x 4.6 x 4.4 cm (18 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-7-30/8303
Provenance
Expedition William Crocker (1957 - 1961)

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