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