id: 94895
accession number: 1915.454
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.454
updated: 2024-03-26 01:56:09.784000
Whistle, late 1800s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century. Wood; overall: 8.9 x 3.8 cm (3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1915.454
title: Whistle
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creation date: late 1800s
creation date earliest: 1880
creation date latest: 1899
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culture: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century
technique: Wood
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 8.9 x 3.8 cm (3 1/2 x 1 1/2 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
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1915-
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RELATED WORKS
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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. 3.
url: https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1090438741
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. 3.
url: https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1090438741
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