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Flute - Whistle

Fra Fra Arrow -Shape Flute

Ghana
Fra Fra

Wood
Mid 20th Century

Length: 5 inches
Aerophone - Edge-blown - Flute/Whistle

This Fra Fra arrow-shaped flute has two holes and is pierced at the bottom which allows it to be worn around the neck on a string or small rope. The Fra Fra live in Ghana and are a Voltaic speaking people. Due to differences, they split from the Gurunsi, living in Burkina Faso, during the colonial period.

 

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Catalog#: AF-AEBH-14-41