Small whistle · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3039447
sold
EUR 400
Size
H: 6,5 cm
H: 2.6 inch
Description
ivory, tribe-typical circle ornament, min. dam., traces of abrasion, small missing parts, fine cracks through age, base;
Lega whistles were used during “bwami” initiations and they may be blown to prevent rainfall.
Comparing literature
Cogdell, Jacqueline, Turn up the Volume! University of California 1999, p. 307, ill. 90