Whistle
CultureChokwe peoples
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 inches (7.95 × 3.81 × 2.87 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin
Object number2013.47.10
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenancePrivate collection, Portugal [1];
Sale, Arts Primitifs, Etude Tajan, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 6, 1995, lot 115;
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, no. FX9689, by March 1996;
Purchased from Félix by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, Kansas City, MO, no. 104, by March 1996;
By descent to their son, Ed Tranin, Leawood, KS, and their daughter, Laura Tranin, Seattle, WA, by 2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase, NAMA curatorial files. The identity of this collection is currently unknown.
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