Whistle
late 1800s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Whistle, late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker. Probably hippopotamus ivory; overall: 5.7 x 3.2 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1915.442
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Musical Instrument
- Formatted Medium
- Probably hippopotamus ivory
- Medium
- probably, hippopotamus, ivory
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.7 x 3.2 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1915.442
- Credit Line
- Educational Purchase Fund
- Exhibitions
- Materials of the Artist, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Museum of Art Educational Extension display, Cleveland, OH, 1931. <a href="https://digitalarchives.clevelandart.org/digital/collection/p17142coll1/id/4239/rec/2">https://digitalarchives.clevelandart.org/digital/collection/p17142coll1/id/4239/rec/2</a>
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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