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Object Number
39-39-50/3929
Display Title
Trumpet of elephant tusk, wrapped with reptile skin, strap handle (dio)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
dio
Inventory Description
Horn, tusk, raised oval mouthpiece, reptile skin wrap, incised dot pattern, stra
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Dimensions
Overall: 59 x 7.4 x 8.3 cm (23 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3929
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