Notched flute Bwa, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel... Lot 21

Notched flute Bwa, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Wood, leather. H 25,5 cm. W 6 cm. Provenance: - Swiss private collection, Solothurn (1997) . - Hammer auction 72, 17.06.2021, lot 27. - Swiss private collection . Flutes were used across sub-Saharan Africa in as many different ways as their forms were varied: individually or in groups, e.g. as a signaling instrument, as a means of communication, for entertainment or ritually at initiations, weddings, births and funerals. In addition, they were status symbols, worn as jewelry, and were outward signs of the owner's affiliation. Further reading: Brigitta Benzig: Bemerkungen zu den Sprechpfeifen aus der Volta-Region, in: Tribus. Vol. 18, August 1969, pages 35-48. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 91 / 182