id:			94882
accession number:	1915.442
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.442
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:09.741000

Whistle, late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker. Probably hippopotamus ivory; overall: 5.7 x 3.2 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1915.442

title:				Whistle
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creation date:			late 1800s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1900
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creditline:			Educational Purchase Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker
technique:	Probably hippopotamus ivory
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 5.7 x 3.2 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Materials of the Artist
	opening date:   1958-03-04T05:00:00
	<i>Materials of the Artist</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-December 12, 1958).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Museum of Art Educational Extension display, Cleveland, OH, 1931. <a href="https://digitalarchives.clevelandart.org/digital/collection/p17142coll1/id/4239/rec/2">https://digitalarchives.clevelandart.org/digital/collection/p17142coll1/id/4239/rec/2</a>', 'opening_date': '1931-01-01T00:00:00'}

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