Carved crane head whistle

Carved crane head whistle

Carved crane head whistle / Unknown

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Carved crane head whistle with white feathers attached with sinew. This whistle could have been used for a number of purposes. From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

Tags: crane head, carved designs, feathers, light brown, dark brown, white, tan
Places: Plains

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Carved crane head whistle

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Kaw

Date:

early 20th century

Place:

Oklahoma

Materials/Techniques:

wood, hide, feather, sinew, cotton

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan

Accession No:

73.760

Previous Number(s):

TL1999.54.29; TL1999.54.29

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 24 1/2in. (62.2cm)
Width: 1 1/2in. (3.8cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Animal, bird, brown, ceremony, churches, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, crane, instrument, music, Native American Church, Oklahoma, peyote, prayer, religion, rituals (events), spiritualism, whistle, woodcarving

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Unknown. Carved crane head whistle. 73.760. early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/73760 (11/01/2018).

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