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whistle

Whistle (one of five); made of pottery painted with aniline dye and varnished; in the form of woman; conical skirt, unpainted mouthpiece under right elbow; halo yellow, skin pink, eyebrows, eyes and mouth black, shirt fuchsia, skirt blue, base green; holds yellow object in right hand.

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