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1959.5.29

Wooden whistle bound in plant fibre string.

1959.5.29

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden whistle bound in plant fibre string.
Cultural groups
Mbuti
Person
Field collector Colin Macmillan Turnbull
PRM source Colin Macmillan Turnbull
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1958
Date collected
1958
Acquisition information
Donated: 1959
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Split, Process Hollowed, Process Bound, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Length: max 231 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1959.5.29

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