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; wire; plant fiber; carving; wood
Credit line: Gift of Claude D. Brown
Accession number: 2007.3419
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
"Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection," Feb-2000
Chokwe hunters used whistles to call the game, and warriors used whistles as a means of communication.

Exhibitions

Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection
2000