madzis (Whistle)

Acquired by John Hunt through his marriage to Alice Hunt, who inherited it from her uncle who came from Bella Bella.

ceremonial

Brown wood whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in four places with white and brown string, one near the wide end and three near the tapering end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end. A semi-oval hole is inbetween the string at the wider end and the three strings near the tapering end on one side.