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Whistle
This instrument was collected in the field by Christopher Powell-Cotton, and is associated with a Gwere tribe. It is a small whistle or bird call, made from a dried and hollowed out gourd shell.
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1955–65 - Maker:
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Powell-Cotton Museum - Inventory number:
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Uganda - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.1 Flutes without duct
- Culture:Gwere
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.1 Flutes without duct
- Repository:Powell-Cotton Museum
- Measurements:Length: 100mm; Diameter: 35mm