Flute · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3038165
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, FrancePortuguese Private Collection
Size
H: 6,5 cm
H: 2.6 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, in the shape of an arm- and legless figure with elaborate carved coiffure, circular mouthpiece, drilled hole for support, min. dam., small missing part (coiffure), slight traces of abrasion, base;
when hunting the Chokwe use a whistle to communicate with their companions and to call the dogs.
Comparing literature
Brincard, Marie-Therese, Sounding forms, Washington D.C. 1989, p. 169, ill. 137