African Tribal Art

Tall Lobi Chevron-Mouthed Flute

Culture: Lobi
Origin: Burkina Faso
Object: Flute
Materials: Wood, Leather
Dimensions: 84 cm high
Catalogue: TRB-144

A tall Lobi flute with a chevron-shaped mouth, made of wood with leather binding. Published as catalogue number 436, page 446, in Christopher D. Roy and Thomas G. B. Wheelock, Land of the Flying Masks: Art and Culture in Burkina Faso. The Thomas G.B. Wheelock Collection (Munich: Prestel, 2007).

Provenance

Thomas G. B. Wheelock Collection, New York.

Acquired

Material Culture · 2024