Whistle Item Number: A6326 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Light brown wood whistle plainly carved and bound in three places with white string, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.
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
- Name
- Whistle
- Identification Number
- A6326
- Type of Item
- whistle
- Material
- cedar wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and bound
- Overall
- height 7.6 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 40.4 cm
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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2018/0006