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Catalog Data

Donor Name:
Edward W. Nelson  Search this
Length - Bone:
8 cm
Minimum Diameter - Body:
1.91 cm
Maximum Diameter - Body:
2.223 cm
Length:
8.9 cm
Culture:
Eskimo  Search this
Object Type:
Whistle
Place:
Sledge Island, Norton Sound, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1880
Notes:
FROM CARDS: "1/83 SITES INUA LOAN." "A bulbous body excavated from the sound hole and two side holes. The side holes afterwards plugged. It has a slender projecting neck to which is lashed the mouth piece, a small bird bone, its lower end cut diagonally.
Record Last Modified:
2 Mar 2021
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
80A00050
USNM Number:
E44707-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e7e2629-328c-41d0-b8b9-6900fa6b077d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8463786