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Whistle of cedar
Object Number 17-17-10/87196
Display Title Whistle of cedar
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Glihuiha
Object Description Whistle of cedar
Inventory Description Whistle?, carved wood, cylindrical, 1 end tapered and flat
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Harbledown Island / Tsatsichinukwomi
Additional Geographic Terms Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Wood, Fiber cord
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 6.6 x 6 cm (14 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87196 & 89
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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