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1954.9.104

Globular whistle, carved in two halves and bound with twine.

1954.9.104

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Collection type
Object
Description
Globular whistle, carved in two halves and bound with twine.
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Alfred Edwin Price
Field collector Church Missionary Society
PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period
Date made: Circa by 1900
Date collected
circa 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Hollowed, Process Tied, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 296 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.9.104 Other numbers: Beasley no. 12.4.32 (?or 21.10.1932 - originally given as Beasley number on database record)
Research and responses

Used in Secret Societies along the N. W. Coast.

Search terms: Music, Religion, Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Musical Instrument, Ceremonial Object, Religious Object, Flute

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