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pikipiki|ˈpikipiki|
[Mbuti.]
A whistle used by the Mbuti pygmies of Zaïre (see quot. 1933). Also attrib.
1933G. Griffin tr. Schebesta's Among Congo Pygmies iii. 78 The pikipiki is..a kind of whistle, about the thickness of a man's finger, and is cut out of a round piece of wood. In both ends holes are..burned, with a red-hot spike. It can then be used as a whistle like a hollow key. Pikipikis often have one hole only, and may be decorated with spiral metal ornamentations... The pikipiki is used for making magic, not only by the huntsmen, but by every member of the pygmy community. 1936― tr. Schebesta's My Pygmy & Negro Hosts vi. 114 It seems that all the negro tribes believe in the supernatural powers of the ‘pikipiki whistle’. 1958Listener 2 Oct. 508/1 The production of shrill notes from their whistles called pikipikis. 1960New Scientist 6 Oct. 903/1 The songs which they sing nightly to the accompaniment of pikipiki whistles all reflect their belief that..the forest is the great provider and eternal refuge of the chosen people, the Ba'mbuti. |