
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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