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Object Number
985-27-10/59305
Display Title
Sioux eagle bone whistle
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux eagle bone sun dance whistle. Some downy feathers attached to bottom w/ sinew. At top is strip of leather dyed red tied to whistle and long enough to hang from neck 24x1.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Eagle bone whistle, triangular perforation, red dyed leather strap
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 3 x 2 cm (8 1/4 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59305, 24828
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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