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Object Number 06-5-10/66350
Display Title Whistle
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial whistle; Possibly used in Upper Lake Fire Dance.
Inventory Description Bone whistle, feather, fiber and shell embellishments at each end 3 square holes
Classification
  • Entertainment device
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pomo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 7.6 x 4 cm (7 7/8 x 3 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66350
Provenance
Provenance Henry Campbell (01/01/1906)
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (01/01/1906)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1906)

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