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African, Cameroon, Bamenda culture, 20th c. Finely carved wooden Bamenda whistle. Published in Turn Up the Volume A Celebration of African Music UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History (1999), Catalogue number 82, p. 304. The accompanying text reads as follows, "Among Bamenda peoples, orchestras of whistles like these play for a special dance called ndong. Men and women participate in ndong on special occasions, such as a bride's arrival at her new home." (editor also cites Christine M. Kreamer and Christraud Geary, "Whistle. Cameroon, Bamenda." in Sounding Forms: African Musical Instruments, Marie-Terese Brincard, ed. p. 170. New York: The American Federation of Arts, 1989) 8-3/4"L, 9-1/4"H with stand

Provenance: Ex-Leonard Kalina Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA

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Published African Bamenda Whistle

Name: Published African Bamenda Whistle
SKU: 30860305
Price: 795 USD
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