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Musical Instruments from the Northwest Coast— Wooden Whistles and Trumpets. 



Fig. 329. Dance Whistle. With double reed mouth-pieces backed with bellows. 

 The cheeks of the bellows are painted, representing Hoorts, the bear. 

 Cat. No. 89064, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Skidegate, Queen Charlotte 

 Islands, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 330. Dance Whistle. Of wood; principle of a policeman's whistle. Cat. No. 

 89067, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Skidegate, British Columbia. Col- 

 lected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 331. Whistle. Of wood. Cat. No. 89093, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Skide- 

 gate, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 333. Trumpet. Wooden tube, with vibrating reed. Cat. No. 88895, U. S. N. 

 M. Haida Indians, Skidegate, British Columbia. Collected by James 

 G. Swan. 



Fig. 033. Whistle. (See Fig. 830.) Cat. No. 89066, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, 

 Skidegate, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 334. Whistle. Spapakwilla or Oolalla's (the mountain demon's) call. Used 

 only at the commencement of great and important ceremonies to an- 

 nounce the beginning of the distribution of property in the potlatch. 

 Cat. No. 89062, IT. S. N. M. Skedan's Tillage, Queen Charlotte Islands, 

 British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



