Owner: HWMC
Catalog#: AF-AEBH-15
Edge-blown Flutes (Blow-hole)
Benin Figural Bronze Flute
Nigeria, West Africa
Benin
Bronze
Late 19th/Early 20th century
Height: 12.5cm / Length: 6.5cm / Width: 6.5cm
Aerophone – Edge-blown – Flute/Whistle
This brass whistle is in the form of a standing figure with a rounded face mask and smaller figures attached to the belly on each side. The face resembles the Benin bell with face from Nigeria.