Hunting whistle "kasengosengo" ·  D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3046212

Description

ivory, base

Hunting whistles worn as pendants were used by the hunters to communicate with their companions or to call the dogs.

The small opening in the head contains magical substances, intended to favour the hunt.

The object Hunting whistle “kasengosengo” with the object ID 3046212 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 247 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.