Whistle

Museum number:
16-7809
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1097
Description:
Wooden whistle in form of human hand, double star in palm, stylized cross on back, rawhide on leather strap for carrying length 7 inches.
Donor:
William D. Hohenthal
Collection place:
Serra dos Umã, Pernambuco, Brazil
Culture or time period:
Atikum
Collector:
William D. Hohenthal
Collection date:
1952
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Whistles
Accession date:
1953
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Whistle, accession number 16-7809, described as Wooden whistle in form of human hand, double star in palm, stylized cross on back, rawhide on leather strap for carrying length 7 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Whistle, accession number 16-7809, described as Wooden whistle in form of human hand, double star in palm, stylized cross on back, rawhide on leather strap for carrying length 7 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 16-7809, described as Wooden whistle in form of human hand, double star in palm, stylized cross on back, rawhide on leather strap for carrying length 7 inches.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 16-7809, described as Wooden whistle in form of human hand, double star in palm, stylized cross on back, rawhide on leather strap for carrying length 7 inches.

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