Whistle Item Number: A2124 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Half of a longitudinal, bottle-shaped, brown wood piece that is circular in cross section with a tapering neck. Along the edge of either side, there is a slim design carved. One side edge, from closest to the tapering neck down to the wider end, has a semi-oval and a u form within half of a larger split u, all of which are surrounded by a rectangular outline. The other side edge has a curvi-linear design. Unfinished (half of a whistle).

Cultural Context

ceremonial