Flute in anthropomorphic shape ·  Burkina Faso, Bwa/Nuna · ID: 3039472

Description

wood, dark brown patina, strips from animal skin, “with arms akimbo”, large mouthpiece, three side holes, sligthly dam., fine crack, abrasion of paint, acrylic base;
notes played on these flutes sound an alarm and warriors carry them into battle. Also such flutes are played to signal the beginning of communal hunt.

Comparing literature

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, p. 446