Whistle Item Number: A6331 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Yellow-brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two places with brown twine, one near the wider end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side. Mouth piece is wedge shaped to accommodate a composite whistle.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Willie Johnson before December 22, 1953
- Received from Willie Johnson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on December 22, 1953
What
- Name
- Whistle
- Identification Number
- A6331
- Type of Item
- whistle
- Material
- fibre and cedar wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and bound
- Overall
- height 3.3 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 16.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Willie Johnson
- Received from
- Willie Johnson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before December 22, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on December 22, 1953
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1983/0003