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Gourd nose whistle. Hawaii.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
- Summary:
- H000118 - 28/8/1894, whistle, , , Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
- Item Name:
- whistle
- Label:
- Nose whistle (hokiokio or pu'a) made from a small gourd. Unique to Hawaii, these whistles were used by lovers to entertain each other. Hawaiians considered the nose pure and innocent, unlike the mouth which can say many things. So breath entering and exiting the whistle was considered purer than breath from the mouth. The whistle was collected by Captain Cook in the Hawaiian Islands on his third and last Pacific voyage. It was exhibited in the Cook Collection exhibit at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition held in London in 1886, bought by the New South Wales Government and donated to the Museum in 1895.
- Keywords:
- music
- Province/State:
- Hawaii
- Country:
- United States of America
- Collection Area:
- Pacific
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- 28/08/1894
- Registration Number:
- H000118
- Associated Stories:
- Cook collection - history of acquisition
- Captain James Cook's Pacific Voyages
- Cook Collection - Hawaii
- Cook's Pacific Voyages - Trade and Exchange
Images
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Gourd nose whistle, Hawaii.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Photography Dept - Photographer Unknown
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Gourd nose whistle. Hawaii.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Gourd nose whistle. Hawaii.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Gourd nose whistle. Hawaii.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno