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Whistle
Zoomorphic whistle, probably a bird call, in the form of a bird. Earthenware slipware, glazed yellow, brown and green. The base, body and head are all round and positioned vertically. The mouthpiece is angled upwards from the back of the neck. The mouth hole is at its end, and the mouth or window is located on its upper surface. There is a single finger hole on the top of the head.
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1500-1600 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Saintoigne - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.421 Vessel flutes with duct, with single fingerhole
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- Materials:ceramic
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.421 Vessel flutes with duct, with single fingerhole
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements: overall: 2.0079 x 1.4567 x .7874 in.; 51 x 37 x 20 mm