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Whistle (nsiba); Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic
- Title
- Whistle (nsiba)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic
- Physical Description
- Two components make up this vertical whistle. The superstructure is a wooden carving of two birds that face each other, bellies touching, with a small round object between them, so that each is holding it in their beaks. The birds' talons clutch the base of the sculpture. The base has a hole in the center into which the antelope horn is pegged.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.181
- Medium and Support
- wood, antelope horn
- relevance
- rank 13.04582
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- divination
- hunting
- mediation
- whistle
Whistle in the form of a bird; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Whistle in the form of a bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 8th century
- Object Creation Date
- 8th century
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.52
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with brown glaze
- relevance
- rank 13.04582
- Primary Keywords
- bird
- toys (recreational artifacts)
- whistle