Calabash Flute

This is the surviving part of a musical instrument described in the Sierra Leone National Museum accession register as a flute consisting of two bamboo pipes, with holes at regular intervals, attached to a gourd resonator. The records note that it comes from Kabala, Koinadugu District.

Further Information

  • Type: Musical instruments
  • Object: Calabash Flute
  • Materials: Wood, Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Fula
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1970
  • Associated Places: Kabala, Koinadugu District (Place collected)
  • Associated People: Mohammadu Wann, Freetown (Trader)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1970.06.1B

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