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Object Number
17-41-50/B1588
Display Title
Horn whistle. Man on antelope
Descriptions
Object Description
Horn whistle. Rider on antelope only, horn missing.
Inventory Description
Whistle, carved wood, man squatting on antelope, incised and punctate design
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
western
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm (5 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B1588
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Howe, A. C. Coolidge, and Oric Bates, 1917
Provenance
Collector
Henri Pareyn
(1880's-1890's)
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(1917)
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