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Whistle
This instrument, identified as a bird call, was collected in the field by Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton. It is a small whistle made from a dried fruit seed, having two central holes.
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1925–32 - Maker:
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Powell-Cotton Museum - Inventory number:
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Cameroon - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.13 Vessel flutes (without distinct beak)
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.13 Vessel flutes (without distinct beak)
- Repository:Powell-Cotton Museum
- Measurements:Length: 40mm; Width: 30mm