Whistle

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-musical instruments-whistles

Culturepossibly Abelam

Date20th Century

Made AtPapua New Guinea

MediumCoconut shell

Dimensions5 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (13.7 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Object number2014.26.1

DescriptionWhistles from Papua New Guinea typically are made out of natural, easily locatable materials such as clay, bamboo and coconut shell. Traditionally, these whistles featured animal shapes and designs. They could have been used in religious ceremonies as well as clan specific ceremonies.

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