Collector:

Dr. Paul B. Carter  Search this

Donor Name:

Mrs. Georgia O. Carr  Search this

Culture:

Ute (Nuche), Northern  Search this

Object Type:

Whistle

Place:

Uintah/Ouray Reservation (not certain), Utah, United States, North America

Accession Date:

27 Jun 1901

Notes:

From card: "Made from (golden eagle leg bone - A. Wetmore) used in sun-dance, belongs to sun-dance outfit."

From inventory in accession file: 1 eagle bone whistle they blow all the time they are dancing. This whistle is made from the large bone of the wing. The Indians will give a pony for such a whistle. From tag: This whistle is made of eagle bone and was used by"Henry Jim" in Sun dance. The Utes sometime give a pony for a whistle like this.

Note with whistle: both bones are from Bald Eagle, Halaetus leucocephalus (right ulnas) R.L. Zusi, June 14, 1984.

Record Last Modified:

13 Feb 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

038163

USNM Number:

E211050C-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b2b98f46-c221-41fd-a500-d98d01f373bb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8359677