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2. Eagle-bone whistle - Wikipedia

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   Eagle bone whistles are used in many ceremonies of various American Indigenous cultures. [1] The eagle bone whistle may be considered as a ceremonial or sacred object which may not be considered a musical instrument, if music is defined as entertainment: "There is no time or need...to wallow in distinctions between a feather-and-bone raptor and a bone whistle avian mysticism; one would no ...

3. W Dowler & Sons - Wikipedia

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   Dowler also made button whistles: escargot-type whistle with metal buttons or coins at the sides of the barrel. Though Dowler is mostly known such models, rare models attributed to him include the Hiat Registered Design of 1894: a combination of an escargot whistle with button sides and a beaufort with mouthpiece, sometimes referred to as Crest ...

4. Talk:Eagle-bone whistle - Wikipedia

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   The material paragraph discussing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and the Eagle feather law, is repeated in this article [and in those articles 23:11, 18 July 2016 (UTC)]. This material has little relevance to one part of one animal covered by this law, no instances or examples are given, and no part of the law discussing eagles or ...

5. Steam whistle - Wikipedia

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   A whistle is a quarter-wave generator, which means that a sound wave generated by a whistle is about four times the whistle length. If the speed of sound in the steam supplied to a whistle were 15936 inches per second, a pipe with a 15-inch effective length blowing its natural frequency would sound near middle C: 15936/(4 x

6. Eagle feather law - Wikipedia

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   The eagle feather law has given rise to continuing debate about the criteria for ownership and possession of eagles and eagle parts. Debates have centered on the differences between enrollment in a federally recognized Native American tribe, vs a racial, ethnic or self-identified concept of Indigeneity. Some arguments have centered on non ...

7. Boatswain's call - Wikipedia

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   A boatswain's call, pipe, or bosun's whistle is a pipe or a non-diaphragm type whistle used on naval ships by a boatswain. The pipe consists of a narrow tube (the gun) which directs air over a metal sphere (the buoy) with a hole in the top. The player opens and closes the hand over the hole to change the pitch.