Whistle

Museum number:
1-157494
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2036
Description:
Bamboo double whistle. Burned-in designs. Necklace of buckskin with clamshell disc bead pendants.
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:
No special use; for curing and poisoning ceremonies. 1-157472 - 157500 and 1-157713 - 16 comprise outfit of Thomas Smith. Outfit was family heirloom.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 16.5 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: see accession envelope for additional information.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 1-157494, described as Bamboo double whistle. Burned-in designs. Necklace of buckskin with clamshell disc bead pendants.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 1-157494, described as Bamboo double whistle. Burned-in designs. Necklace of buckskin with clamshell disc bead pendants.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 1-157494, described as Bamboo double whistle. Burned-in designs. Necklace of buckskin with clamshell disc bead pendants.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 1-157494, described as Bamboo double whistle. Burned-in designs. Necklace of buckskin with clamshell disc bead pendants.

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