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WhistleA4199

Light brown wood triple whistle made of three single whistles of equal length bound together by brown string. All three pieces are octagonal in cross section. All three pieces come to a tapering end and are bound in three places with brown string, one near each of the ends and one near the middle (bound across all three around the middle and the tapering ends). While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (three in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole (three in total) nearby on one side. Lower portions are painted navy blue as is the string binding at that end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, yellow cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4198

Two brown wood whistles of different shapes bound together with brown twine overall. One piece is oval in cross section while the other is circular in cross section. Both pieces come to a tapering end. While the wider ends are solid, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering ends where there is a taper cut round cornered rectangular hole (two in total) nearby on one side. Pitch is used to join the seams.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood, resin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4196

Brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with brown twine, one near the wider end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there are two taper cut rectangular holes side-by-side nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2136

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in two sections with brown twine near the smaller end and near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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