Flute

Flute

Public Domain

CultureWest African peoples
Titles
  • Flute
Date1850–1970
PlaceAfrica
MediumBamboo
Dimensionswhole: 36 inches long

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1547
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.

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