Whistle

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Culture/People: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Previous owner: Sergeant Donald Angerman (D. Angermann), Non-Indian, 1883-1963
Seller: Sergeant Donald Angerman (D. Angermann), Non-Indian, 1883-1963
Seller agent: Bertha Elizabeth Angerman (B. E. Angerman/Mrs. Donald Angermann), Non-Indian, ca. 1899-1983

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Royal Canadian mounted Police Sergeant Donald Angerman (1883-1963), who participated in seizures of potlatch objects in 1921; purchased by MAI from his wife, Bertha Elizabeth Angerman (ca. 1899-1983), in 1926.
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Place: British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/6889
Barcode: 146889.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Whistle
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Incised, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws615f1664c-a064-445f-8245-748a222c4ca8

Record ID: NMAI_157832