id: 94884
accession number: 1915.444
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.444
updated: 2024-03-26 01:56:09.753000
Whistle, late 1800s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century. Probably hippopotamus ivory; overall: 8.6 x 3.2 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1915.444
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: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century
technique: Probably hippopotamus ivory
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 8.6 x 3.2 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Museum of Art Educational Extension display, Cleveland, OH, 1931. https://digitalarchives.clevelandart.org/digital/collection/p17142coll1/id/4239/rec/2', 'opening_date': '1931-01-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1915-
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CITATIONS
Nzewi, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Second Careers : Two Tributaries in African Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 19, fig. 2.
url: https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1090438741
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web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.444/1915.444_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.444/1915.444_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.444/1915.444_full.tif