Toy whistles, six notes

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Object Number 79-14-20/17372

Display Title Toy whistles, six notes

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ceramic flute, polychrome, 1 snake shaped, 1 broken.

Classification

Woodwind
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Guadalajara

Materials Ceramic, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 22 x 3.1 x 3.1 cm (8 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)

Quantity 3

Label on object 17.372

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