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Flute - Whistle

Kwakwaka'wakw Ceremonial reed whistles

Pacific Northwest
Northwest

Wood, seal skin, hemp
Early 20th century

Length: 12.25 inches; Width: 2.5 inches; Depth: 2 inches

A pair of Pacific NW Kwakiutl reed whistles. They make an amazing reedy or buzzy sound when you blow in the narrow end... and may have been used by the Kwakwaka'wakw (previously known as Kwakiutl) in ritual winter season (tsetseka) ceremonies.

 

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Catalog#: HWMC