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Object Number
14-27-10/85851
Display Title
Shaman's bone whistle
Descriptions
Object Description
Shaman's bone whistle, made from wing bone of swan
Inventory Description
Whistle, carved bone, tubular, perforated, notched, metal nail through middle
Classification
- Whistle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
<County>
/
Kishgagass Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Babine River
Materials
Bone, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 1 x 0.9 cm (5 5/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14-27-10/85851
Provenance
Collector
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(?)
Donor
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(1914)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-27-10/85696 | Shaman's bone whistles |
Unclassified
|
British Columbia
| |
| 14-27-10/85813 | Bone whistle |
Whistle
|
Kishgagass Village
| |
| 14-27-10/85828 | Whistle |
Whistle
|
Kishgagass Village
| |
| 14-27-10/85827 | Whistle |
Whistle
|
Kishgagass Village
| |
| 14-27-10/85829 | Whistle |
Whistle
|
Kishgagass Village
| |
| 14-27-10/85826 | Whistle |
Whistle
|
Kishgagass Village
| |
| 14-27-10/85694 | Shaman's swan quill head ornaments |
Ornament
|
British Columbia
| |
| 14-27-10/85695 | Shaman's head and neck of swan |
Ornament
|
British Columbia
| |
| 04-43-10/64025 | Shaman's skirt |
Skirt
|
Alaska
| |
| 14-27-10/85871 | Shaman's rattle |
Percussion
|
Kishpiyeoux Village
| |
| 69-30-10/1994 | Shaman's necklace |
Pendant
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1760 | Carved bone, point of shaman's necklace? |
Ornament
|
Alaska
|