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Object Number
83-14-50/30213
Display Title
Horn whistle with figurative finial
Descriptions
Object Description
Hunter's spirit whistle in two parts: wood carving of elephant and monkey with single small horn nested through holes in the base. The monkey holds a basket carved from a seed pod attached by plant fiber cordage. A hole runs vertically through the object. The catalog # is written on the basket and the bottom of the base.
Inventory Description
Whistle, carved wood, 2 animal figures mounted on animal horn, in 2 pieces
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kongo
- Vili
- Yombe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Africa / Angola
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Loanda, Southwest Coast
Materials
Wood, Animal horn, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm (8 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
30213
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John D. Sparhawk, 1883
Provenance
Collector
Mr. John B. Sparhawk
(1857)
Donor
Mrs. John B. Sparhawk
(June 1883)
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