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WhistleA4215

Red-brown wood whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two places with brown string, one near each end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole 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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WhistleA3624

Brown wood whistle that is club-shaped and bound near the middle with brown twine. There is a hollow through the handle-like end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA3621

A plain hollow, brown wood horn or whistle that is circular in cross section, tapering from the wider end to where it is bound with white string from where it flares outward a bit and then tapers downward and has a tapering end where it is bound with brown string.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA3619

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles with one shorter than the other bound together by brown twine. The shorter piece is circular while the longer piece 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.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA3618

A plain hollow, flat, beak-shaped brown wooden horn or whistle. Brown root strip bound around the body, near the wider end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA3617

Two pieces of brown wood bound with beige cloth at either end of the base. Two short reeds with hollow ends. Part of a whistle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA3614

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and tapers to a hollow knob at one end near which it is bound with brown twine. The other end is carved with two outward pointing crescents on one side and two circles side-by-side on the other side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA2.572

Model birch bark canoe with three cross-beams and one end covered in rawhide. Sides of the canoe have been dyed red, with a linear pattern marked into the bark near the top of the gunwales. A small black and brown carved wooden paddle is attached to one of the cross-beams with a fibre cord.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, rawhide skin, fibre, wood and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA6095

Northern style rattle carved of hardwood, composed of two complementary halves. One half shows a bear face in relief, the other shows supernatural creature imagery. Stitched together with copper wire around rattle, end of handle is wrapped with a small cord. Inside the rattle is likely pebbles, beads or lead shot.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, copper metal, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: GarmentA4398 a-c

Garment (parts a-c) consisting of long shreds of cedar bark gathered together by the top end and sewn (or tied) individually to a length of twine. There are a few small sections of eagle down intertwined with the cedar.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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