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1926.28.2

Bone whistle, engraved with figure of horses. Mouth covered in wax. The windway is through the four holes of a mother-o'-pearl button.

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1926.28.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bone whistle, engraved with figure of horses. Mouth covered in wax. The windway is through the four holes of a mother-o'-pearl button.
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1926
Date collected
By 1926
Acquisition information
Donated: 1926
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Material Wax, Material Mother of Pearl Shell, Process Carved, Process Covered, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Length 143 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1926.28.2

Search terms: Music, Figure, Musical Instrument, Animal Figure, Flute

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