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Dance whistle
Object Number 08-4-10/73357
Display Title Dance whistle
Descriptions
Object Description Dance whistle used in deer skin dance.
Inventory Description Whistle, carvd bone wrapped with grass and sinew, leather thong attached, broken
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Klamath River; Camp Creek
Materials Bone, Grass, Sinew, Leather, Resin?, Pitch?
Dimensions Overall: 11.6 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm (4 9/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73357
Provenance
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908)
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Owner Camp Creek Johnny (1908)
Donor Donated by Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1908)

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