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Description:
This smaller whistle has a cylindrical base with a suspension loop on one side, which shows evidence of wear, and an air vent on the opposite side. The tip is bulbous with a flat top.
Source: Helen Coleman
| Object details | |
|---|---|
| Type of object: | Whistle |
| Type category: | Implements and utensils |
| Material: | Ivory |
| Width: | 0 |
| Height: | 0 |
| Depth: | 0 |
| Origin | |
| Style/Period: | Helen Coleman |
| Date range: | 1900-1999 CE |
| Discovery site: | Helen Coleman |
| Environment: | |
| Creator | |
| Technique: | |
| Personal name: | - |
| Role: | - |
| Culture: | Kongo |
| Record data | |
| Artworld id: | 10027 |
| Current accession number: | UEA 769b |
| Former accession number: | - |
| Credit line: | Whistle. Africa, Zaire: Kongo. 20th century. Elephant ivory.h. 5.2cm. Acquired 1980. UEA 769b. |
| Recorded by: | SA |
| Record date: | Thu, 1st Jan 1970 |
| Copyright: | Copyright© by the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA, Norwich, 2002. All Rights reserved |