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Object Number 999-34-50/12902
Display Title Voltaic flute
Descriptions
Object Description Voltaic flute; of open form with long pointed end, narrow center section with two side pieces like a person with hands on hips; wide flat mouth end with pointed sides
Inventory Description Carved wooden flute, tapered end, perforated sides, with curved oval mouthpiece.
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Samo?
  • Bura?
  • Gurunsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ghana
Africa / Burkina Faso
Africa / Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa?
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 x 8.89 x 3.18 cm (7 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
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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