Whistle Item Number: A4206 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in one section with brown twine near the smaller end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end. The wider end has three holes in a vertical row nearby on one side consisting of a crescent at the end, a circle in between, and a triangle near the middle. Sides have no air vent so it does not produce any sound.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alfred Dawson before January 14, 1953
- Received from Alfred Dawson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on January 14, 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Alfred Dawson
- Received from
- Alfred Dawson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 14, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on January 14, 1953
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1857/0024