Horn Item Number: A6808 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A double hollow, bottle-shaped, brown wood horn that is circular in cross section with a neck tapering to a square, beak-like mouthpiece. Bound with white twine and green twine in two sections, the former being around near the smaller end while the latter being around near the wider end.
History Of Use
Identified As Tlha'sala whistle by Boas, 1895, fig, 196. Identified as Tlha'sala horn by Holm, 1972, p. 32.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by William Scow
- Received from William Scow (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Horn
- Identification Number
- A6808
- Type of Item
- horn
- Material
- cedar wood and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and bound
- Overall
- height 7.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 35.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- William Scow
- Received from
- William Scow (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Condition
- good