Double-Reed (Sk-A'Na) Item Number: E89139-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Carved wood, in two longitudinal sections. There is a passage from end to end and a wooden double reed packed in the tail. The two sections lashed together. Design: Orca the whale killer (a.k.a. killerwhale), its eyes and nostrils are inlaid with copper. The upper part of body is stained black, the lower part the natural color of the wood."
Item History
- Made in Skedans, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in Skedans, British Columbia, Canada during October 1883
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Double-Reed (Sk-A'Na)
- Identification Number
- E89139-0
- Type of Item
- whistle
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Skedans, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Skedans, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during October 1883
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804