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Ivory trumpet
Object Number 24-32-50/B3760
Display Title Ivory trumpet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, tapered tubular ivory, incised and carved mouthpiece, reptile skin bands
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kampala
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Kampala
Materials Ivory, Reptile skin, Elephant ivory, Animal hair, Brass, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 63.5 x 7.5 x 6.7 cm (25 x 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3760

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