147 Main Street, Freeport, ME, États-Unis
Conditions de vente
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Items from the private collection of Oscar Mokeme, co-founder and director of The Museum of African Culture, Portland, Maine.
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LOT 35:
FOUR AFRICAN WIND FLUTES
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Vendu pour: $100
Prix de départ:
$
50
Prix estimé :
$100 - $200
Commission de la maison de ventes: 20%
TVA: 5.5%
Sur le prix complet du lot + la commission
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FOUR AFRICAN WIND FLUTES
Mossi flutes Burkina Faso, 20th century, wood, length 18.25 inches. Old break to largest flute.
Flutes attributed to the Mossi, Bwa, the Nuna of Burkina Faso are played to accompany various ceremonies and dances. Schematic forms are anchored by a central vertical element, the angular arm like extensions forming a triangular central axis. A mouthpiece opening on the horizontal top extends inside, with small sounding outlets on the elbow
