Chokwe Whistle
Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo
Mid 20th c
5 1/4 inches high x 1 1/8 inches wide
From an old Belgium collection
$ 750
Inv. # 3184
Chokwe figurative carved whistles were prestige objects belonging to hunters, war chiefs and other people of social rank. Whistles were used for messages during hunts, war or secret societies. This whistle represents a chief or ancestor with an ovoid body, horizontal mouthpiece and stylized headdress with a horn.
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