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dvojnice

Double whistle-ended pipe ('dvojnice'), carved from a single block of wood and drilled with two adjacent tubes, each with a whistle cut at the top, the mouthpiece at the back. The bottom front and back are carved to simulate two tubes. One tube has four holes, the other has three and the front is decorated with incised geometric motifs and zigzag edges. Plain polished back.

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