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1938.34.283

Call-whistle

1938.34.283

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Collection type: Object
Description: Call-whistle
Long description: Edge narrowing on side opposite mouth-hole; 2 perforations through which a suspension cord has been inserted. [LM-S 16/1/2020]
Geographical reference: Paraguay
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Paraguay; Gran Chaco
Cultural groups: Enxet
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1926
Date collected: By 1926
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Perforated, Process Hollowed, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 55 mm, Width: max 50 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.34.283

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Signal, Flute

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