Shaman's whistle (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan)
label: Collector
content: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
label: Seller
content: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948, physician and explorer), probably between 1926 and 1928; purchased by MAI from Herbert Spencer Dickey in 1928.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil
setName: label: See related items
content: Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/410
label: Barcode
content: 160410.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaman's whistle (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone, tree pitch/gum
label: Techniques
content: Perforated