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1938.34.297

Wooden whistle, ?bird-call, ending in a carved bird's head. Birds head and spring in lower beak which opens the hole to give the second note. Cuckoo call.

1938.34.297

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden whistle, ?bird-call, ending in a carved bird's head. Birds head and spring in lower beak which opens the hole to give the second note. Cuckoo call.
Geographical reference
Switzerland
Europe > Western Europe > Switzerland
Bern Berne
Cultural groups
Swiss
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1938
Date collected
By 1938
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length 157 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.297

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