Whistle
Bambara · Mali
Reference: AER-9
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- Height
- 46 cm
- Material
- Wood, fiber and beads.
Whistle used in funeral and religious ceremonies, in popular celebrations and in rites intended to attract rain. The whistle has two masks carved one at the…
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Full original description
Whistle used in funeral and religious ceremonies, in popular celebrations and in rites intended to attract rain. The whistle has two masks carved one at the base of the fork of the "Y" and one at the base. The fork's arms would allude to raised arms, which in many ethnic groups rise to the sky in periods of drought to implore rain. Brown patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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