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Object Number
39-39-50/3931
Display Title
Trumpet of elephant tusk, wrapped with reptile skin, cow hide handle held in pl
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
dio
Object Description
Trumpet of elephant tusk, wrapped with reptile skin, cow hide handle held in place by spiral brass ring, goat fur tied on end with sinew (dio)
Inventory Description
Horn, tusk, raised diamond mouthpiece, reptile skin band, metal rings, hide stra
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Ivory, Reptile skin, Leather, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 84 x 7.3 x 9 cm (33 1/16 x 2 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3931
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