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Object Number 67-10-70/314
Display Title Whistle
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Ipu hokiokio or Ipu hoehoe
Inventory Description Whistle, gourd, hollow, circular body, extended and tapered one end, extension ends in circular opening, two perforations on body of gourd, burned designs on exterior, linear and geometric designs
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 × 7.2 × 7.6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 13/16 × 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 314
Provenance
Donor Massachusetts Historical Society (1867)

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