Object Number | 70-9-303 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Woodland |
Provenience | North America |
Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Vegetable Fiber |
Description | Whistle, 2 pieces of a twig, split down the middle and strapped together at each end. Each twig has a shallow indentation running the width of the flat surface, about an inch long. Between the two flat surfaces is a thin piece of bark which vibrates when air is blown through the hole. The thread strapping the two twigs together is black vegetable fiber. |
Length | 4.6 cm |
Outside Diameter | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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