Sifflet à figure anthropomorphe - Wood - Congo DRC - 1st half 20th century

Whistle with an anthropomorphic figure named “Yimbila”. Yaka culture, Democratic Republic of Congo. First half of the 20th century. Wood. Height: 10 cm; Width: 3 cm; Depth: 3. 5 cm. Wooden whistle with a globulous belly, topped by an anthropomorphic figure with an upturned nose, eyes in coffee beans, presenting a polylobed hairdo. It lays on a protrusion formed by two geometric rings, enabling the nuancing of sound effects. In the Yaka culture, the whistle is a ritual object used for collective hunts, it is worn by clan chiefs.