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End-blown flute (wua)
Probably Bwa people
mid-20th century
Object Place: Burkina Faso
Medium/Technique
Wood, snakeskin
Dimensions
Length 40.9 cm, width 8.5 cm (Length 16 1/8 in., width 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.296
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionConical body of dark wood terminating in flattened Y-shape at top with beveled surface for circular embouchure hole. Bent "arms" project from each side, one containing fingerhole. Wrapped with strips of snakeskin except near lower end. Lower end pierced by hole for carrying cord.
ProvenanceBefore 1984, Tony Vacca, Whately, Massachusetts; by 1984, sold by Vacca to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)