Duct whistle (sk-a'na)
before 1883
Object PlaceBritish Columbia, Canada
Medium/TechniqueRed cedar (?), spruce root
DimensionsLength 38.5 cm, width 8.8 cm, thickness 8 cm (Length 15 3/16 in., width 3 7/16 in., thickness 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2202
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NOTE: F. W. Galpin, "The Whistles and Reed Instruments of the American Indians of the North-West Coast," Proceedings of the Musical Association, 29th sess. (1902-1903): pl. I, fig. 1a.
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