Whistle Item Number: A3620 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown wood whistle that has a flat, rectangular, bottle shape and is bound 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 taper cut rectangular holes side-by-side nearby on one side where there is also a carving of two inward pointing profile bird heads underneath.
History Of Use
Hamats!a whistle with three notes.
Narrative
Acquired by John Hunt through his marriage to Alice Hunt who inherited it from her uncle, who came from Bella Bella.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1951
- Collected in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alice Hunt
- Owned by Jonathan Hunt before November 1951
- Received from Jonathan Hunt (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during November 1951
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Alice Hunt and Jonathan Hunt
- Received from
- Jonathan Hunt (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1951
- Ownership Date
- before November 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1951
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 40
- Accession Number
- 1913/0014