Hunter's Whistle
CultureChokwe peoples
Date1920
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 inches (8.89 × 3.81 × 4.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marc Leo Felix
Object numberF86-46
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DescriptionWooden whistle with bulbous body above a flaring mouthpiece. The carved are between the mouthpiece and the body of the whistle is pierced for air holes. The hair arrangement is carved above the body of the whistle.ProvenanceJean Quintin, Belgium [1];
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, no. FC5852, by March 1986;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1986.
NOTES:
[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s gift, NAMA curatorial files. Félix's stock number is written on the underside of the object.
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