Whistle of three pieces tied together.

Collection type: Object
Description: Whistle of three pieces tied together.
Long description: Whistle of three pieces tied together. The whistle is made of three whistles tied together, meeting at the mouth end. The whistles are made of wood. The wood is split and carved and stuck together with pitch. The outer whistles are individually tied with string. The centre whistle is tied with string and plant fibre string (cedar?). [MJD 18/07/2013]
Geographical reference: Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada; Alert Bay British Columbia Vancouver Island
Cultural groups: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwaikiutl
Person: Field collector Franz Boas; PRM source Franz Boas
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1890
Date collected: By 1890
Acquisition information: Purchased: 19/03/1890
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Pitch, Material Cedar Bark Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 100 mm, Length: max 241 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1890.39.9
Research and responses: This object was viewed by Haida tribal members Vincent Collison, Lucille Bell, and Kwiiawah Jones on 7 September 2007 in preparation for a planned Haida community visit to PRM in 2009. **The group felt that the object was Kakwaka'wakw. [L Peers, 24/01/2008]

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