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whistle

Whistle (one of four); made of pottery painted with glossy paint; in the form of chicken; circular base tapering in to stem, body on stem, slit in tail (unpainted) for mouthpiece; base painted green; chicken painted yellow with red wings, comb and beak, black eyebrows and eyes.

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