Whistle Item Number: D2.149 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bone whistle, bound with white and orange porcupine quills, three small yellow and black feathers hanging from it (appears there were more feathers at one time), and with a metal and red glass beads strung on a skin band which ends with a metal piece and a long metal chain.
Narrative
It is uncertain which objects in this donation were collected by H. Mitchell vs collected by F. Carson. The donor said the objects in his donation should be known as the Hillyard Mitchell collection. Mitchell (1852-1923) spent much of his working life in the Northwest Territories, later moving to Victoria, B.C. But, the donor also said the collection came from his grandfather, F. Carson. Carson had gone to Saskatchewan in 1861 as a boy of 15, and stayed until 1918. He was a fur trader and trapper, working mainly amongst the Cree, and was recorded having been at Duck Lake and Prince Albert, Sask.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in Saskatchewan, Canada ?
- Collected between 1861 and 1918
- Owned by F. Carson
- Owned by Hillyard Mitchell before 1923
- Owned by F. S. Carson before October 28, 1957
- Received from F. S. Carson (Donor) on October 28, 1957
What
- Name
- Whistle
- Identification Number
- D2.149
- Type of Item
- whistle
- Material
- bone, glass, porcupine quill, feather and brass metal
- Overall
- height 19.0 cm, diameter 1.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Plains
- Previous Owner
- F. Carson, Hillyard Mitchell and F. S. Carson
- Received from
- F. S. Carson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Saskatchewan, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1861 and 1918
- Ownership Date
- before 1923 and before October 28, 1957
- Acquisition Date
- on October 28, 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork; beadwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2081/0049