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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?
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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