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Carved wooden flute, 3 perforations, tapered at one end.
Carved wooden flute, 3 perforations, tapered at one end.
Object Number 974-59-50/11769
Display Title Carved wooden flute, 3 perforations, tapered at one end.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden flute, 3 perforations, tapered 1 end.
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Date 1974
Culture
  • Bobo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Burkina Faso
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 25.4 x 5 x 2.5 cm (10 x 1 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 974-59-50/11769; made in / upper Bolta; 974
Provenance
Dealer African Traders

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