Whistle

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Culture/People: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1918.
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Place: British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/1609
Barcode: 081609.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Whistle
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69880544c-3eff-4242-a632-e76fd849ae3c

Record ID: NMAI_87769