Small whistle · R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3039447
Vendu
400 €
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.
Littérature comparée
Cogdell, Jacqueline, Turn up the Volume! University of California 1999, p. 307, ill. 90