Whistle Item Number: A4189 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with brown twine, one near each end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut round cornered rectangular hole nearby at either side.
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
- Current Location
- Case 35
- Accession Number
- 1857/0006