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Musical InstrumentsAerophone-Whistle Flute-whistlelate 19th century

Artwork Details

Title	Bone Whistle
Medium	Bone
Classification	Aerophone-Whistle Flute-whistle
Department	Musical Instruments
Date	late 19th century
Credit Line	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Native American (Mission Indians of the Channel Islands)
Date Range	1850 – 1900

Provenance

Region	San Nicolas Islands, San Clemente, S. Rosa Isl.
Country	United States: N.A.

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 502564