Whistle
Chokwe
Description
Subject Matter:
Up until the mid-20th century, whistles such as this were used during the hunt to communicate with fellow hunters and dogs. The whistle is carved as an anthropomorphic representation of an ancestor, a chief, or a masked figure and therefore also functions as a status object. The whistle was either worn on a string as a pendant or it was tied to other objects.
Physical Description:
A whistle in the shape of a figure. Four horizontal holes, two at the head and two at the base, and one larger vertical hole at the base.
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