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Ivory trumpet
Object Number 24-32-50/B3701
Display Title Ivory trumpet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory trumpet, horn-shaped, with multiple hide and fur long fringe.
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wambuti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, West
Materials Ivory, Hide, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 81 x 21 x 2.7 cm (31 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3701

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