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Object Number 999-34-50/12912
Display Title Voltaic flute
Descriptions
Object Description Voltaic flute; of human(?) form, with penile end, straight body with two side pieces like a person with hands on hips; wider angled mouth end; incised lines, metal decoration
Inventory Description Carved wooden flute, incised, metal overlay, perforated, triangular extensions.
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Gurunsi?
  • Bura?
  • Samo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Burkina Faso
Africa / Nigeria
Africa / Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa?
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 31.75 x 9.53 x 3.18 cm (12 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12912
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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