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Object Number
985-27-10/60185
Display Title
Crow eagle bone whistle used in horsestealing expeditions. Incised, with pigment
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow eagle bone whistle used in horsestealing expeditions. Incised w/ symbolic designs. Covered w/ traces of red pigment. 14.9x1.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Eagle bone whistle, incised horseshoe, cross marks and dots, hollow
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985?
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana
Additional Geographic Terms
Crow Reservation
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 1.5 x 1 cm (5 7/8 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60185; 24757
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(4/1929 - 1985)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - 4/1929)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(4/1929 - 1985)
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