Willow wood whistle. Made by stripping off the bark and cutting away the pith. The bark is then slipped back on leaving a patch of pith bare in the centre.

Collection type: Object
Description: Willow wood whistle. Made by stripping off the bark and cutting away the pith. The bark is then slipped back on leaving a patch of pith bare in the centre.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Oxfordshire Oxford
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: 1890?, uncertain
Date collected: ?1890
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Willow Wood Plant, Process Perforated, Process Scraped Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 18 mm, Length: max 154 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.34.291 Other numbers: 291

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