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Object Number 999-34-50/12924
Display Title Voltaic flute
Descriptions
Object Description Voltaic flute; of long form; ball end with two rows of carving above, long straight section, four carved rings, incised female figure with protruding arms and breasts at middle of flute, slightly bulbous section above, wide flat mouth end
Inventory Description Carved wooden flute, human female, incised, annular grooves, wide mouthpiece.
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Gurunsi?
  • Samo?
  • Bura?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Africa / Burkina Faso
Africa / Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 57.15 x 6.35 x 3.81 cm (22 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12924
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (1993-1995 - 12/12/99)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (1993-1995 - 12/12/99)

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