whistle, unrecorded Chokwe artist

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unrecorded Chokwe artist, whistle
unrecorded Chokwe artist, whistle
unrecorded Chokwe artist
whistle
late 1800s–1908
unrecorded Chokwe artist, artist
whistle, late 1800s–1908
Where object was made: Angola
Material/technique: staining; wood; string; carving; pigment
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): 9.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): 1 3/16 x 3 3/4 x 1 in
Credit line: Gift of Claude D. Brown
Accession number: 2007.3418
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
"Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection," Feb-2000
Chokwe artists commonly decorated whistles with the head of a chief or a mask. They interpreted the sound of the whistle as the voice of the ancestors. Whistles became a part of the royal insignia, creating a link between the ancestors and the chief.

Exhibitions

Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection
2000