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E7452-0 - WhistleBack

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Description

Whistle or hunting call fashioned from a rounded piece of wood split in two and with slight concavities cut into the matching faces. A piece of baleen is held lengthwise between the two wood pieces, which are bound with sinew in shallow grooves cut into each end.

Information from the Smithsonian

FROM CARD: "NOT IN COLLECTION."

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E7452-0
  • Object Type: whistle
  • Materials: wood, sinew, baleen
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, lashing
  • Tags: hunting, land hunting

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