Hunter’s whistle
Bamun · Cameroon
Reference: INM-3
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- Height
- 30 cm
- Material
- Wood
Hardwood flute or whistle, used especially by hunters bamum and bamillele From Fumbam, in the west of the Cameroon. The whistle was also used in the…
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Full original description
Hardwood flute or whistle, used especially by hunters bamum and bamillele From Fumbam, in the west of the Cameroon. The whistle was also used in the war and mainly, gathering several, to accompany the dances.
This whistle represents or buffalo, fetish animal in Cameroonian cultures, represented in numerous objects.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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