Owner: HWMC
Catalog#: AF-AEBH-06-14
Esther Dagan’s MAN AND HIS VISION-THE TRADITION OF WOOD SCULPTURE OF BURKINA FASO
Edge-blown Flutes (Blow-hole)
Mossi Bulbous Hunter's Flute (C)
Tougan area, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
Mossi or Marka
Wood
Mid-20th century
Length 9.75 inches
Aerophone – Edge-blown – Flute/Whistle
A Mossi hunter’s flute hand carved in the form of a crocodile, from a single piece of wood, with geometric groove decoration and two finger holes for pitch changes. Usage traces and a nice patina. Hunters used flutes for multiply purposes – signaling, distractions, and celebrations.