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Object Number
82-45-10/27493
Display Title
Eagle bone whistle with feather; used in Sun Dance
Descriptions
Object Description
Eagle bone whistle with feather. Used by No Flesh, an Ogallala chief in the Sun Dance
Inventory Description
Eagle bone whistle, circular perforation, feather attached to end with sinew
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1882
Culture
- Teton
- Oglala Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nebraska
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains Region; Pine Ridge Agency, near
Materials
Eagle bone, Sinew, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 1.5 x 1 cm (13 3/4 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
27493
Provenance
Owner
Chief No Flesh
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(July 1882 - November 1882)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(July 1882 - November 1882)
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