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WhistleA8156

Light brown and brown double whistle that is irregular in cross section due to warping and appearing not to fit properly while it is made of different kinds of wood. Comes to a tapering end and is bound in six sections with brown twine that are relatively equally spaced. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut natural triangular hole nearby on one side with two taper cut semi-oval holes at opposite corners on the other side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4295

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in four sections with green twine and beige cloth, one near the wider end and two near the middle for the green twine and one near the smaller end and two near the middle for the beige cloth. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular 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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WhistleA4292

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in three sections with green twine, one near each end and one near the middle with beige cloth also around the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular 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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WhistleA2187

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in three sections with brown twine, one near both ends and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end. There are three oval holes on one side, one near the wider end and two near the middle with three thinner holes just along the lower edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
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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WhistleA8151

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and bound in four sections with brown string, two near each end and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole that bulges outward nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4299

Red-brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and tapers to a rectangular shape and bound at the wider end with brown string. While the wider end is solid and has a human face carved on it, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby at either side. Seams were sealed with pitch but have split.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6330

Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in two sections with brown string, one at either side of the holes on opposite sides. 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. One side has a two rounded red eye forms carved underneath the hole while the other side has two rounded eye forms carved above the hole. "1946" is carved on one side inbetween the holes and "J.W." is carved on the other side below the holes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6365

A hollow, cylindrical, brown wood, horn-like whistle that tapers downward and then bulges before coming to a taprering end. Bound in two sections with brown twine, one near the tapering end and one near the middle. In the middle of the wider end, there is a taper cut oval hole on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4232

Brown wood double reed whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound with brown string and tape ? around near the smaller end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the tapering end where there is a horizontally rectangular bar hole with a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side and a taper cut rectangular hole on the opposite side. The letters 'WH' are carved on the side with the one taper cut hole.

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