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Series of bone flutes or whistles with 4 perforations
Series of bone flutes or whistles with 4 perforations
Object Number 32-30-30/108.1
Display Title Series of bone flutes or whistles with 4 perforations
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone whistle, 5 perforations, hollow, curved, polished
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 14.2 x 2 x 0.8 cm (5 9/16 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-30-30/108
Provenance
Owner Dr. E. A. Cordiviola
Donor Dr. Thomas Barbour (1932)
Donor Philip A. Means (1932)
Donor Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1932)

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