Trumpet

AF818

From: Belgian Congo | Kasai District

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF818
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo | Isambo
Provenience Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Culture Area Central Africa
Section African
Materials Ivory | Skin
Description

Ivory Trumpet: Used chiefly for signals, as when a hunting party is starting out. Only rarely used to furnish music for other purposes, though a skilled player can produce several notes.

Height 6.35 cm
Length 34.13 cm
Width 0 cm
Depth 5.24 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 485 - Other Number | A-397 - Seder Number

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