Whistle Item Number: A4232 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown wood double reed whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound with brown string and tape ? around near the smaller end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the tapering end where there is a horizontally rectangular bar hole with a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side and a taper cut rectangular hole on the opposite side. The letters 'WH' are carved on the side with the one taper cut hole.
History Of Use
Hamatsa whistle.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in New Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Tzadzis'nukwame', British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mike Jacobson before March 11, 1953
- Received from Mike Jacobson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on March 11, 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mike Jacobson
- Received from
- Mike Jacobson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- New Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Tzadzis'nukwame', British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before March 11, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on March 11, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1952/0002