Whistle, Sea Monster Dance Item Number: 16/9006 from the American Museum of Natural History

Publications

CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991
VOICES OF THE ANCESTORS: MUSIC IN THE LIFE OF THE NORTHWEST COAST INDIANS. EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1986, Publisher: THE BRUCE MUSEUM

Exhibitions

CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLATCH (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 1991)
VOICES OF THE ANCESTORS: MUSIC IN THE LIFE OF NWC INDIANS (BRUCE MUSEUM, GREENWICH, CT, USA, 1991)

Item History

What

Name
Whistle, Sea Monster Dance
Identification Number
16/9006
Type of Item
whistle
Material
wood, pigment and string
Overall
length 37.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, height 8.0 cm

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Nak'wagdox
Received from
George Hunt

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Nak'wagdox, British Columbia, Canada