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

Rights

Public Domain