LOBI FLUTES, Burkina Faso

All of these Lobi flutes have been vetted as authentic, with evidence of age and use.

The Lobi flutes below have been SOLD and are left here for educational and research purposes.

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

LOBI, FLUTES, Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, flutes from the Mossi, Lobi and Bwa people are played to accompany balafons and drums during ceremonies and mask perfomances. They can be played singly or in groups. A flute plays a set of notes with a complex but very repetitive tune.

Some flutes were used for different purposes by hunters.

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