Whistle Item Number: A6248 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown tube-shaped whistle with a rounded end and bound with green string at the open end.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mary George before October 16, 1953
- Received from Mary George (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on October 16, 1953
What
- Name
- Whistle
- Identification Number
- A6248
- Type of Item
- whistle
- Material
- cedar wood and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and bound
- Overall
- height 3.4 cm, width 5.8 cm, depth 22.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mary George
- Received from
- Mary George (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before October 16, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on October 16, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1940/0006