Inverted Double Reed, Whistle (Sk'a'na) Item Number: E88875-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Catalog card: "used in masquerade ceremonies". Also says that it was sent as an exchange to F.W. Galpin in 1907, but this is crossed out (and the whistle remains in the NMNH collection).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Inverted Double Reed, Whistle (Sk'a'na)
- Identification Number
- E88875-0
- Type of Item
- whistle
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804