Whistle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1000–1860 (Late Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Southern California: Middle Period and Tongva (archaeological)
label: Previous owner
content: Edward L. Hills (Edward Myman Hills/E. L. Hills), Non-Indian, 1859-1941
label: Seller
content: Edward L. Hills (Edward Myman Hills/E. L. Hills), Non-Indian, 1859-1941
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward L. Hills (1859-1941, an artifact collector from Redondo Beach, California); purchased by MAI from Edward Hills in 1923 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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: Redondo Beach; Los Angeles County; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Music and Sound
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 11/8427
label: Barcode
content: 118427.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Music and Sound
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Whistle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Deer bone/bones, abalone/haliotis shell, asphaltum/bitumen
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled, inlaid