Accession No

1935.667


Description

Wooden whistle of soft whitewood in the shape of a fish. Burned details.


Place

Africa; West Africa; Ghana; Gold Coast; Ashanti; Obuasi


Period


Source

Wild, Robert Powley (Captain) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1935.667


Cultural Affliation

Dagati; Ashanti


Material

Wood


Local Term


Measurements

4mm x 121mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card notes: Wooden whistle
[Added in a different hand] soft whitewood with poker work. Animal shaped? Drilled at tip for suspension
Box list reads 'small wooden whistle - ?fish shape'.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label tied to object notes: "DAGATO WHISTLE Obtained in Obuasi Ashanti, from a Dagati boy 10.6.35 [signed] RPW"
Event Date 10/6/1935
Author: rachel hand


Context (Field collection)
Obtained by the donor, Captain Robert. P. Wild in Obuasi, Ashanti, from a Dagati boy

Event Date 10/6/1935
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
Note in pencil on reverse of catalogue card reads: 'Checked July 73'
Event Date 1973
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Wooden whistle of soft whitewood in the shape of a fish. Burned details.
Event Date 8/9/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe


FM:130917

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