Hunting Whistle / Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe

About this Item

Accession Number: 1971/2.47
Title: Hunting Whistle
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
Artist Nationality: Angolan
Medium and Support: carved wood
Object Creation Date: 1900-1971
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Angola (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Angola (nation)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase assisted by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Dimensions: 10.6 cm x 3.5 cm (4 3/16 in. x 1 3/8 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Keywords: head; whistles; wood (plant material)
Secondary Keywords: aerophones; biological components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; duct flutes; flutes (aerophones); materials; materials by origin; objects we use; plant material; sound devices; sound devices by acoustical characteristics; the human body; upper body; wood and wood products
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 632 x 1488
File Size: 51 KB
Record: 1971/2.47
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.47/1971_2.47.jpg

In public portfolios: 247 Objects for Visit (25); African images: art and ornament (25); JHS2010 (52)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1971-SL-2.47:1971_2.47.JPG

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Full citation: "Hunting Whistle; Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.47/1971_2.47.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 17, 2024.