Flute ·  R. D. Congo, Tchokwé · ID: 3038165

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, in the shape of an arm- and legless figure with elaborate carved coiffure, circular mouthpiece, drilled hole for support, min. dam., small missing part (coiffure), slight traces of abrasion, base;
when hunting the Chokwe use a whistle to communicate with their companions and to call the dogs.

Littérature comparée

Brincard, Marie-Therese, Sounding forms, Washington D.C. 1989, p. 169, ill. 137