Whistle Item Number: A6325 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 brown twine in three sections, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side and a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole on the opposite side. Sealed with pitch.
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 Tom Johnson before December 22, 1953
- Received from Tom Johnson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on December 22, 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Tom Johnson
- Received from
- Tom Johnson (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 December 22, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on December 22, 1953
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2018/0005