Whistle Item Number: 2999/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large wooden whistle. Whistle is made of two pieces of wood, a back and a front, joined together at the sides. The mouth is oval in shape, with windway set inside. The neck is wrapped with strips of bark. The blade is long and slanted, rising to meet the shoulder, where many thin pieces of bark are wrapped to aid in the whistle’s joining. The body widens after the shoulder, and thin cotton thread is wrapped near the bottom. The wood has been shaved and worked to create a rounded end.
Narrative
Possibly Tsimshian? Originally collected by Reverend Smith Stanley Osterhout, a methodist minister who was sent to work in northern BC from 1893 to 1903.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1903
- Owned by Robert H. Stevens before March 23, 2013
- Received from Robert H. Stevens (Donor) on March 23, 2013
What
- Name
- Whistle
- Identification Number
- 2999/1
- Type of Item
- whistle
- Material
- wood, cotton fibre and bark
- Overall
- height 31.0 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 5.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- Robert H. Stevens
- Received from
- Robert H. Stevens (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1903
- Ownership Date
- before March 23, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on March 23, 2013
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2999/0001