Whistle

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Culture/People: Enxet (Lengua)
Previous owner: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in London, England, in 1927.
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Place: Eastern Bolivia; Bolivia

See related items: Enxet (Lengua); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/4066
Barcode: 154066.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Whistle
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, feather/feathers, cordage
Techniques: Cut, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68b0c537b-6e88-496f-91fe-f134c9b97f67

Record ID: NMAI_165264