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WhistleA4192 a-b

Triple whistle made of three single whistle parts of equal length which are now rebound as two separate pieces (parts a-b). Part a consists of two parts bound together with cord; part b is the third matching part from the other side, which is now detached. The outer pieces are rectangular in cross section while the middle piece is square in cross section. All three pieces are bound with cord near their outer ends and middle. Upper portions of each whistle are painted blue, as is the binding at that end. The middle and left side pieces (part a) are bound together at their tapered ends with white cord. The right side piece (part b) shows past evidence (indented cord marks) of being bound at the end. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there are hollowed areas through each tapered end, through to the cut out rectangular holes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4191

Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in two sections with brown twine, one near each end. While one end tapers to a flat point, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut square hole nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4197

Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in beige string in three sections, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby at either side. Underneath one hole, the letter 'A' is carved. Seams are sealed with pitch.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4188

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown twine, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end. Near the wider end toward the middle, there are holes comrising a face consisting of a crescent-shaped hole with three vertical dark blue painted bars, two circular holes side-by-side for the eyes, a truncated triangular hole for the nose, and an oval hole for the mouth. The eyebrows are painted in dark blue.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4207

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown twine, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end. Near the wider end toward the middle, there are three circular holes side-by-side, a u form hole on an upraised arch-like platform, and a pointing curved hole on one side. The letter 'A' is carved on the side opposite to that of the holes. Seams are sealed with pitch.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4205

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with green string, both near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end. Near the wider end toward the middle, there is a four-pointed circular hole, a small square hole, and a taper cut oval hole on one side. The letter 'A' is carved on the side opposite to that of the holes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4213

Hollow, flat, bottle-shaped, brown wood whistle bound around the 'neck' with green-brown twine. Near the wider end, there are two crescent-shaped carved holes on one side with the larger one closest to the wider end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4203

Brown wood double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown cord, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end has four knobs, one at each corner of its solid end, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there are two taper cut rectangular holes in opposite corners nearby on opposite sides in a mirror image of one another. Sealed with resin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
resin, fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4209

Light brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two places with brown string and white string, with the former around near the tapering end and the latter around near the middle. While the wider round pointed end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end. Near the middle, there is a diamond hole closest to the tapering end and a circular hole closest to the wider round pointed end 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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WhistleA4204

Light brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles of equal length bound together by brown twine. The piece on the left side is circular while the piece on the right side is oval in cross section. Both pieces come to a tapering end and are bound in four places with brown twine, one near each of the ends and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole (two in total) nearby on one side. Lower portions are painted navy blue as is the twine binding at that end.

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