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Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Bwa / Mossi Wood Whistles

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Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Bwa / Mossi Wood Whistles

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West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa or Mossi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely gathering of seven hand-carved wooden whistles used primarily by hunters to communicate in the bush or over long distances. Three whistles resemble scepters with forked tops with one bearing a pair of flared lateral wings. Another takes the form of a short spear tip with a triangular body with another emulating a chisel with an inward beveled head. The remaining two whistles take the form of abstract anthropomorphs with arms bent to slender waists and bi-lobed heads. Smooth brown patina has formed across each whistle. Size: 13.2" L x 2.125" W (33.5 cm x 5.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-private St. Petersburg, Florida, USA collection; ex-Dr. Peter Horvath collection, Massachusetts, USA, owned from the 1980s to present; ex-private old New England, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s

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Condition

Repair to lower tip of second-longest whistle, with nearly invisible resurfacing along break lines; remaining six whistles are intact and very good. All whistles have minor abrasions and stable hairline fissures, with nicks to protruding finials of some whistles, and softening to finer details. Great patina with lustrous color throughout.

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Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Bwa / Mossi Wood Whistles

Name: Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Bwa / Mossi Wood Whistles
SKU: 119510939
Price: 700 USD
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