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.
The object Small whistle with the object ID 3039447 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 454 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Cogdell, Jacqueline, Turn up the Volume! University of California 1999, p. 307, ill. 90