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Object Number
82-45-10/27503
Display Title
Eagle bone whistle
Descriptions
Object Description
Eagle bone whistle wound around with brass band
Inventory Description
Eagle bone whistle, brass coiled at center, triangular perforation, incised
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux?
- Mandan?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Eagle bone, Brass, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (8 11/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
27503
Provenance
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(1882 - 1882)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(1882 - 1882)
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