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whistle

Toy whistle; made of pottery; in the form of skeleton; conical base painted green, with mouthpiece on one side; skeleton seated on cone, painted brown with white ribs; white rays behind back; pink flower with yellow centre on either side of skeleton; white cross between legs of skeleton. Used in Day of the Dead Festival.

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