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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-10-70/431 | Gourd (whistle) |
Whistle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2915 | Nose whistle |
Whistle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 67-10-70/315 | Ipu pawehe (decorated gourd cup) |
Cup
|
Hawaii
| |
| 67-10-70/312 | Water bottle |
Bottle
|
Hawaii
| |
| 39-39-50/3919 | Whistle, tubular piece of wood, fibre attachment, linear pattern burned into woo |
Whistle
|
Uganda
| |
| 30-2-50/B4907 | Ndu nut (brass whistle) 2 human heads in relief |
Whistle
|
Cameroon
| |
| 27-56-70/D2829 | Whistle |
Whistle
|
Village of Kuprel
| |
| 67-10-70/320 | Drum |
Percussion
|
Hawaii
| |
| 32-30-30/108.1 | Series of bone flutes or whistles with 4 perforations |
Whistle
|
Peru
| |
| 39-83-30/1848 | Gourd flute or whistle with pyrographic geometric design |
Unclassified
|
Peru
| |
| 69-20-70/1280 | Giant decorated gourd |
Case
|
Hawaii
| |
| 69-20-70/1254 | Water bottle |
Bottle
|
Hawaii
|