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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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