Bladderwhistle

Medium

wood, membrane, cord

Dimensions

Overall: L. 33.5 x W. 10 cm. (13 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.) Pipe: L.18.5 x W. 3 cm (7 5/16 x 1 3/16in.); Bladder: L. 15 x W. 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

Classification

Aerophone-Whistle Flute-recorder

Culture

Native American (Kwakiutl)

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.1435