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Object Number
27-56-70/D2742
Display Title
Dog whistles
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Whistles, hollow nut, cut end, perforated, 1 with reptile skin, fiber cord strin
Classification
- Whistle
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms
Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Materials
Nut, Vegetable fiber, Reptile skin
Dimensions
Overall: 10.6 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm (4 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
D/ 2742
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