Vilingi or piringi
Such whistles are made by girls who play them whilst dancing. Shrill whistles are meant to accompany the drumming. Two hollow sticks of cane are attached at one end with bee propolis or tree gum resin through which is threaded a single strand of red glass beads.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 10/2010/37
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Personal ornament
- Material
- woodglassresin (bee propolis or tree gum resin)
- Common Name
- vilingi or piringi
- Simple Name
- whistle
- Production Country
- Kenya
- Production Year High
- 1973