A rare Pende ivory pendant/whistle

of overall flat form, the body composed of three panels (the center panel hollow) beneath the ovoid head with broad features and pierced on either side for attachment; the whole decorated with incised dots; golden patina.

Ross, Elephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture, 1992: 30, figure 1-48, catalogue of the exhibition, Los Angeles, UCLA, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, September 30, 1992 - May 16, 1993