Whistle used during the Tluukwaana (winter wolf ritual)
date: label: Date created
content: 1800-1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
label: Previous owner
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Seller
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1924.
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place: label: Place
content: West coast of Vancouver Island; Carmanah; Cowichan Valley Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Vancouver Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 13/3964
label: Barcode
content: 133964.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: Indigenous Term
content: ki'ik'yak
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Whistle used during the Tluukwaana (winter wolf ritual)
label: Media/Materials
content: Yew, cordage
label: Techniques
content: Carved, wrapped, tied
label: Dimensions
content: 9 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm