Wooden whistle, oval in cross-section. The whistle is in two sections (parts a-b) that are not attached (-there is no binding, and no colour differentiation to indicate it ever being present). The mouthpiece is thick, slightly rounded on the horizontal, with a wider, pointed shoulder. Midsection of the instrument narrows before flaring toward its base where the opening is twice the size of the mouth. The whistle’s interior is hollowed out and nearly smooth. Below the shoulder on the interior of both sides is a whistle mechanism carved with undulations.

• Cultural Context

  ceremonial

---

• Type of Item whistle
• Culture Gitxsan
• Material wood
• Measurements height 25.5 cm, width 7.4 cm, depth 3.0 cm (part a) height 25.6 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 2.7 cm (part b)

---

• Previous Owner Barbara Robertson, Alexander C. Robertson
• Received from Alexander C. Robertson

---

• Made in British Columbia
• Collected in Hazelton

---

• Ownership Date before December 22, 2010, before February 19, 2014
• Acquisition Date on February 19, 2014

---

• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3051/0010 a-b