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Whistle

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    South America

    Collector

    Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017
    Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017

    Previous owner

    Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017
    Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017

    Donor

    Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017
    Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017

    Collection History

    Collected between 1971 and 1972 by Gertrude "Trudy" Litto (1929-2017) and her husband Frank A. Litto (1919-2017) during fieldwork and research on South American ceramic production and marketing; donated to NMAI by Frank and Gertrude Litto in 2004.

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    Date created

    1971-1972

    Catalog Number

    26/3694

    Barcode

    263694.000

    Object Type

    Music and Sound

    Object Name

    Whistle

    Media/Materials

    Pottery

    Techniques

    Modeled, glazed

    Dimensions

    5.5 x 3 x 6 cm

    Place

    South America

    See related items

    South America
    Music and Sound

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6defe722f-06ee-489a-b858-b0c3567885eb

    Record ID

    NMAI_279845

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