Whistle (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- probably Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Ilda Gerber (Ilda Derber), Non-Indian
- Seller
- Ilda Gerber (Ilda Derber), Non-Indian
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ilda Gerber; purchased by George Heye from Ilda Gerber in 1910.
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- Place
- Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
- See related items
- Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 2/7274
- Barcode
- 027274.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Whistle (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Animal Bone, bird quills, porcupine quills, paint, feather/feathers, hide thong/babiche
- Techniques
- Quill-wrapped (flat), painted
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_29103