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Object Number 46-13-60/11464
Display Title Carved wooden decoy on string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whistle, carved zoomorphic figures, horn whistle, leather band, cotton cord
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Iran
Additional Geographic Terms Southern
Dimensions Overall: 15.7 x 2.3 x 4.6 cm (6 3/16 x 7/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-13-60/11464

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