DescriptionFive Chokwe Whistles, Angola
Heights: 3 ¼ in (8.4 cm); 5 ⅜ in (13.6 cm); 4 ¾ in (12.1 cm); 4 ⅝ in (11.8 cm); 3 ⅞ in (9.8 cm)Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact paul.lewis@sothebys.com ProvenancePortuguese Private CollectionSotheby’s, London, November 28, 1983, lot 225, consigned by the aboveAcquired at the above auctionLiteratureManuel Jordán, ed., Chokwe! Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related People, New York, 1998, n.p., cat. nos. 44, 128, 129, and 131ExhibitedThe Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, Chokwe! Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related People, November 1, 1998 - January 3, 1999Catalogue noteMarie-Louise Bastin notes that “When hunting, the Tshokwe use a whistle to communicate with their companions and to call their dogs. These whistles, carved out of wood or ivory, are often decorated with the head of a chief or a mask, which matches perfectly the shape of the piece.” (Marie-Louise Bastin, La sculpture Tshokwe, Meudon, 1982, p. 235). The present lot includes, from left to right: a whistle depicting a chief or a cihongo mask; one depicting a cikunza mask; a woman with a large coiffure that denotes her high status; another cikunza mask; and another with a high coiffure.
DescriptionFive Chokwe Whistles, Angola
Heights: 3 ¼ in (8.4 cm); 5 ⅜ in (13.6 cm); 4 ¾ in (12.1 cm); 4 ⅝ in (11.8 cm); 3 ⅞ in (9.8 cm)Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact paul.lewis@sothebys.com ProvenancePortuguese Private CollectionSotheby’s, London, November 28, 1983, lot 225, consigned by the aboveAcquired at the above auctionLiteratureManuel Jordán, ed., Chokwe! Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related People, New York, 1998, n.p., cat. nos. 44, 128, 129, and 131ExhibitedThe Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, Chokwe! Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related People, November 1, 1998 - January 3, 1999Catalogue noteMarie-Louise Bastin notes that “When hunting, the Tshokwe use a whistle to communicate with their companions and to call their dogs. These whistles, carved out of wood or ivory, are often decorated with the head of a chief or a mask, which matches perfectly the shape of the piece.” (Marie-Louise Bastin, La sculpture Tshokwe, Meudon, 1982, p. 235). The present lot includes, from left to right: a whistle depicting a chief or a cihongo mask; one depicting a cikunza mask; a woman with a large coiffure that denotes her high status; another cikunza mask; and another with a high coiffure.
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