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. 169Publications
AHDRC: 0001839