Whistle ·  D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3034934

Description

wood, brown shiny patina, metal tags, crowned by a human head, eyelet for suspension, min. dam., small missing part (lip), socle;
Yaka hunters blow whistles or flutes to inform the community of an upcoming hunt. While in the forest, men use whistles to communicate amongst themselves. They are also blown during some rituals, such as when the farmer asks the ancestors to protect his field or a community searches for a thief.

The object Whistle with the object ID 3034934 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 434.

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