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Object #     25.0/264
Object name     Whistle
Culture of Origin     Kwakwaka'wakw
Materials     Wood, String, Paint
Techniques     Carved, Wrapped, Painted
Dimensions     L: 12.6 in, W: 1.9 in, D: 2.3 in
Exhibit Label    

Central NWC Case (1991-1997): "Whistles, such as this two-tone one, are secretly blown in the Tseyka to signal the first approach of a Hamatsa dancer who is possessed by the Cannibal Spirit. Horns were used in the Tlasula, after the disappearance of the initiate dancer, to announce his or her return in the guise of a supernatural being."
Source     Mrs. Anne Gerber
Credit     Sidney Gerber Memorial Collection


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