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Large Whistle flute Burkina Faso Gurunsi or Mossi Bwaou Nuna flûte african 1800

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Title: Large Whistle flute Burkina Faso Gurunsi or Mossi Bwaou Nuna flûte african 1800

Description: BURKINA FASO
Mossi, Nuna, Bwa or Gurunsi
Large whistle - flute
Superb patina
Difficult to attribute, the most similar piece I could find is in "The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, USA", illustrated by Yale University Press 2008 and would be Nuna or Bwa
But a colleague sells one almost as close by attributing it to the Gurunsi or the Mossi
PROVENANCE: Ex Collection B. B.
(More details on request)

Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: whistle, flute
ETHNICAL GROUP: Gurunsi, Mossi, Bwa or Nuna
ORIGINE: Burkina Faso
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 13 3/4 Inches high (35 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
The base is NOT included

Reserve: $225.00

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Large Whistle flute Burkina Faso Gurunsi or Mossi Bwaou Nuna flûte african 1800

Lot 0151

Estimate $250-$300

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