Object Details
Culture/People
Tsirakua
Previous owner
J. F. G. Umlauff (Gustave Umlauff), 1868-1974
Seller
J. F. G. Umlauff (Gustave Umlauff), 1868-1974
MAI agent
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from J. F. G. Umlauff (a Hamburg, Germany, firm that dealt in natural history specimens and artifacts) in 1930 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Date created
1890-1920
Catalog Number
17/6624
Barcode
176624.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Whistle
Media/Materials
Wood, parrot feather/feathers, feather/feathers, cordage
Techniques
Carved, braided, strung
Dimensions
63 x 27 cm
Place
Chaco; Chuquisaca Department, Santa Cruz Department, Tajira Department; Bolivia
See related items
Tsirakua
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_188800