Whistle
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- L 26 5/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (67.6 × 5.4 × 4.1 cm)
- Origin
- Native American (Sioux)
- Department
- Musical Instruments
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Visual Qualities
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Wrapped Visual · 99%
Most of the tubular body is visibly covered by closely spaced red wrapping, with additional wrapped bindings near the decorated terminal end.
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Patterns Visual · 94%
Repeated horizontal bands, braided fibers, and regularly arranged bindings create a pronounced patterned surface.
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Slender Visual · 94%
The object has a notably long, narrow cylindrical body, contrasted with a more elaborate terminal cluster and hanging cords.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 95%
The terminal section is densely embellished with multiple bindings, cords, projecting forms, and small feathered elements.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to the 19th century, with date bounds of 1801–1900.
Materials
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Wood Metadata · 98%
Wood is explicitly listed as one of the cataloged materials and is consistent with the rigid elongated body visible in the image.
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Natural Fibers Metadata · 92%
Grass and porcupine quill are listed among the cataloged materials; the image also shows braided and fibrous-looking components.
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Leather/Hide Metadata · 87%
Hide is explicitly listed in the cataloged medium, although its specific location is not securely distinguishable in the photograph.
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Metal Metadata · 86%
Tin is explicitly listed among the cataloged materials, establishing the presence of a metal component even though its precise location is difficult to determine visually.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Native American, First Nations, and Alaska Native Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog records the place of origin as Native American (Sioux).
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Musical Instrument Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a whistle and aerophone-whistle flute-whistle; the image shows a long tubular object with a visible opening and construction consistent with a wind instrument.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Whistle. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.