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Object Number
985-27-10/60187
Display Title
Crow eagle bone whistle. Ornamented w/ long twisted leather thong, red pigment
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow eagle bone whistle. Long twisted leather thong strapped to center of whistle w/ sinew. Red pigment on leather. 18.6x2.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Eagle bone whistle, red twisted cord attached, tied center with sinew
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985?
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Materials
Eagle bone, Leather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 1.1 x 1 cm (17 11/16 x 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60187; 24567
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Woodwind
|
Montana
|
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Woodwind
|
Montana
|
| 985-27-10/60333D | Eagle bone whistle from Crow horse stealing medicine. |
Woodwind
|
Montana
|
| 82-45-10/27493 | Eagle bone whistle with feather; used in Sun Dance |
Woodwind
|
Nebraska
|
| 82-45-10/27503 | Eagle bone whistle |
Woodwind
|
North America
|
| 99-12-10/53010 | Eagle bone whistle |
Woodwind
|
United States
|
| 61-1-10/39019 | Eagle Bone Whistle |
Woodwind
|
United States
|
| 74-25-10/7883 | Bone whistle |
Woodwind
|
North America
|
| 985-27-10/60333C | Eagle feathers from Crow horse stealing medicine. |
Accessory
|
Montana
|
| 74-18-10/7655 | Whistle made of a bone of a bird |
Woodwind
|
Wyoming
South Dakota |
| 985-27-10/60199 | Crow medicine necklace. Obsidian point and leather bundle w/ red pigment |
Necklace
|
United States
|
| 74-18-10/7659 | Whistle made of a bird's bone |
Woodwind
|
Wyoming
South Dakota |