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Object Number
27-5-70/D2915
Display Title
Nose whistle
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ohe hano ihu or ohe kani
Object Description
Nose whistle. It was played by blowing air from the right nostril into a small hole near the natural juncture or closed end of the bamboo length.
Inventory Description
Bamboo tube, three perforations, smooth exterior, hollow interior, closed one end at natural joint
Classification
- Whistle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 50.5 × 2.6 × 2.9 cm (19 7/8 × 1 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D2915; K N.Keaonakoa
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor
Mr. Edward Tenney
(1927)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Honolulu County
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| 85-7-70/37622.1 | Musical instrument |
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| |
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| |
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|
Mindanao
| |
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|
Fiji
| |
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|
Mindanao
| |
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| ||
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| |
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| |
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|
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