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Object Number
74-18-10/7659
Display Title
Whistle made of a bird's bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Eagle bone whistle, wrapped one end with quills, semi circular perforation
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Wyoming
North America / United States / South Dakota
North America / United States / South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Missouri, Upper
Materials
Eagle bone, Porcupine quill, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm (8 1/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
7659
Provenance
Collector
William A. Turner
(1873 - 1874)
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