Whistle

Museum number:
1-157477
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2036
Description:
Double bird bone whistle with red wrapper. Whistle is blackened with pitch at one end, wrapped with red cloth, tied with jute string.
Donor:
David Wayne Peri
Collection place:
Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Bodega Bay
Culture or time period:
Coast Miwok
Collector:
David Wayne Peri
Collection date:
ca. 1950
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Whistles
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
1-157472 - 157500 and 1-157713-16 comprise outfit of Thomas Smith. Outfit was family heirloom. 1-157474 - 77 are contents of pouch 1-157473. Used in curing and poisoning.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 3 inches
Comment:
Remarks: see accession envelope for additional information.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 1-157477, described as Double bird bone whistle with red wrapper. Whistle is blackened with pitch at one end, wrapped with red cloth, tied with jute string.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 1-157477, described as Double bird bone whistle with red wrapper. Whistle is blackened with pitch at one end, wrapped with red cloth, tied with jute string.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 1-157477, described as Double bird bone whistle with red wrapper. Whistle is blackened with pitch at one end, wrapped with red cloth, tied with jute string.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 1-157477, described as Double bird bone whistle with red wrapper. Whistle is blackened with pitch at one end, wrapped with red cloth, tied with jute string.

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