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WhistleA8847

Brown wood double whistle that is oval 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 are two hollows through the smaller end where there are two taper cut semi-oval holes on opposite sides.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and wood
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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WhistleA6323

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end at both ends and is bound in three sections with green twine, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby on one side. Underneath the hole, there is a carved a line design that has a loop at either side of the base with a v-shape along the taper of the hole. The letters 'MOT' are carved 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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WhistleA6809

Brown wood whistle that is curved and circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown twine, one around the smaller end and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby on one side. Two more smaller tapering oval holes are on the same side at either side of the brown twine near the wider end. Seams were sealed with pitch but they have split open.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8158

Brown double reed whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in two sections with brown twine near the wider end and white twine 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 nearby at either side. Seams have been 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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WhistleA4030

Brown double reed whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in near the middle with yellow and green twine. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end. A crescent hole is at either side near the opposite wider end with one hole being smaller and closer to the wider end while the other hole is larger and closer to the middle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
yew wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6324

Brown wood double whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with brown string and green twine with the former around near the middle and the latter around near the smaller end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a tin lined taper cut rectangular hole nearby on opposite sides with one above the other. The letters 'TJ' are carved on one side in between the holes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, tin metal and cedar wood
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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