Carved Wooden Whistle, Spapakwilla Or Oolalla's Call Item Number: E89063-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM AR 1895, FIG. 207, P. 654. 'A LARGE WHISTLE USED TO ANNOUNCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF A FESTIVAL. VERY HIGHLY PRIZED. THE NAME IS OOLALLA SPAPOKWILLA, OR OOLALLA WHISTLE.' SWAN'S DESC.CAT." OVER THE YEARS WHISTLE 89063 HAS BEEN CONFUSED WITH WHISTLE 89062. THE WHISTLE NOW CALLED 89063 MATCHES THE LEDGER BOOK DRAWING FOR 89063. - F. PICKERING 6-9-1997
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Carved Wooden Whistle, Spapakwilla Or Oolalla's Call
- Identification Number
- E89063-0
- 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