madzis (Whistle)
About this object
Narrative
Mr. Webb said he repaired this whistle with pine pitch.
Cultural context
ceremonial
Physical description
Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in brown twine around the tapering end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a bordered taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side and a bordered taper cut square hole on the opposite side. Pine pitch along the sides.
Materials