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End-blown flute (wua)
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End-blown flute (wua)

Dateprobably late 19th century
Object PlaceBurkina Faso
Medium/TechniqueWood, snakeskin, animal skin
DimensionsLength 17.9 cm, width 4.2 cm (Length 7 1/16 in., width 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.294
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
DescriptionConical body of dark wood terminating in flattened Y-shape at top with beveled surface for circular embouchure hole. Upper half of body has three raised fingerholes and is wrapped with strips of snakeskin. Lower half of body wrapped with animal skin, and end pierced by hole for carrying cord. Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)