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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, hands in front of chest, spout out back for mouthpiece (unpainted); halo painted yellow with black stripes, skin pink, eyes and mouth black, blouse white with black stripes, skirt fuchsia.

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