Whistle
NA8575
From: Canada | British Columbia
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA8575 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Hide | Feather |
| Description | "Armpit" whistle inserted into a stuffed bladder. The wooden whistle is carved into a cylinder with an opening at one end and a notch carved to create the whistle sound. The whistle is inserted into the bladder and wrapped with a cord to secure it. The bladder is then filled with white feathers. |
| Length | 20 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918 |
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