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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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