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Whistle
This instrument was collected in the field by Percy Horace Gordon and Hannah Powell-Cotton. It is a small end-blown whistle ("Oogwana") made from the horn of an oribi antelope, in which the player blows against the larger open end of the horn. A narrow and slanted exit hole is carved at the pointed end of the horn, and there are two fingerholes. There is also a small hole punched at the wider end, possibly for a strap.
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1925–33 - Maker:
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Powell-Cotton Museum - Inventory number:
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South of Wau (city), Western Bahr el Ghazal (region), South Sudan - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.111.12 Open single end-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Culture:Luo
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.111.12 Open single end-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Powell-Cotton Museum
- Measurements:Length: 77mm