Whistle

Cleveland Museum of Art

Whistle

Date
late 1800s
Medium
Probably hippopotamus ivory
Culture
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 1800s
Department
African Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

This was the first sculptural work from Africa to enter the CMA's collection.

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