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1932.26.2

Notched end flute of a special kind of reed. [CAR 29/09/2008]

1932.26.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Notched end flute of a special kind of reed. [CAR 29/09/2008]
Long description
Notched end flute of a special kind of reed. Reed fibres are tied and knotted to one end of the flute. [CAR 22/9/2008]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Ashanti Akrokeri
Cultural groups
Adanse
Person
Maker Chief Yawdarkwa
Field collector Robert Powley Wild
PRM source Robert Powley Wild
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Reed Plant, Material Spider Membrane, Material Plant Fibre, Process Perforated, Process Notched, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 1080 x 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.26.2
Research and responses

According to “African ethnonyms: index to art-producing peoples of Africa” by Daniel P. Biebuyck, Susan Kelliher and Linda McRae (G.K. Hall & Co.: New York, 1996), the Adanse are part of the Asante confederacy, and are one of the groups included in the collective term Akan.

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