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Omen bird call
Object Number 17-55-70/D1048
Display Title Omen bird call
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whistle, bamboo segment, closed ends with mouthpiece one end, cotton band
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bagobo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Bamboo, Cotton, Pigment, Fiber, Resin, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 11.6 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm (4 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1048; 665

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