Zemanek-Münster

Hunting whistle "kasengosengo"

D. R. Congo, Chokwe
sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Philippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgium (1999)
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch

Description

wood, residues of black paint, metal, rep., base

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


Comparing literature

Brincard, Marie-Therese, Sounding forms, New York 1989, p. 169

Publications

AHDRC: 0001839


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