Whistle
Whistle with the end carved in the form of a bird's head. Sound is generated by a current of air striking the sharp edge of a piece of split quill placed over the opening in the side of the pipe. Such whistles are used at the ceremonial Crane Dance.
Artwork Details
- Title: Whistle
- Date: 19th century
- Geography: United States
- Culture: Native American (Oglala Lakota, Sioux)
- Medium: Wood, quill, sinew
- Dimensions: L. 25 9/16 × Diam. 1 3/8 in. (65 × 3.5 cm)
- Classification: Aerophone-Whistle Flute-whistle
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.3297
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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