Wood/Reptile Skin/Two Large Beads/Fiber

Flute - Whistle

Bwa Hunter's Flute (Mpiru)

Burkina Faso, Black Volta River region
Bwa

Wood/Reptile Skin/Two Large Beads/Fiber
ca. Mid-20th century

Length: 6 inches
Aerophone - Edge-blown - Flute/Whistle

Bwa Flute/Whistle (Mpiru) from Burkina Faso, Black Volta River region. Collected by David Stiffler. Signs of age and usage, but plays well. Flutes are used to accompany ceremonies and can be used to communicate the local languages that are tonal and have rhythmic language patterns. Flutes are often traded, making it difficult to attribute to one group or another.

Owner: DISPLAY: A World of Music: Africa, Asia and Latin America ~ Instruments from the Hartenberger World Music Collection- Sheldon Art Galleries - February 6, 2015 - January 2, 2016
Catalog#: AF-AEBH-69-41