Trumpet

Horn (animal part)

AF816

From: Lake Tanganyika

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF816
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Waginda
Provenience Lake Tanganyika
Date Made 19th–Early 20th century CE
Section African
Materials Ivory
Description

Mouthpiece rim deeply undercut ( cf. AF827), lateral transverse ridged well marked ( as in AF835, 822). The latter bisect each a well marked prominence on the side of the tusk continuous with the rim. This reminates on the side opposite the mouthpiece-hole in a small knob. THe small end of the tusk is perforated lengthwise as is often the case with these trumpets; here there is a leteral perforation as well. For the attribution to "Waginda" on the old label, Torday substituted "Baginda": cf. AF 823.

Height 5.5 cm
Length 40 cm
Width 6.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 31 - Other Number | A-402 - Seder Number

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