Flute

Flute, 19th or 20th century

  • Mossi, African

Wood and leather

  • Overall: 13 7/8 × 4 5/8 × 1 1/4 inches (35.2 × 11.7 × 3.2 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

F73.174

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

(Georges D. Rodrigues)

1973-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Mossi, African, Flute, 19th or 20th century, wood and leather. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, F73.174.

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