Whistle Item Number: A4293 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown wood whistle that is semi-oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound with cedar bark around the middle near the wider end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on the flat side.
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 May 13, 1953
- Received from Mike Jacobson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on May 13, 1953
What
- Name
- Whistle
- Identification Number
- A4293
- Type of Item
- whistle
- Material
- wood and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and bound
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 21.0 cm
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 May 13, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on May 13, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1953/0003