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Object Number
99-12-50/53220
Display Title
War horn made from elephant's tusk
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Horn, elephant tusk, hole at top with rectangular raised mouthpiece, worn
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1835
Culture
- Bassa
- Bassa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Intrasite
Bassa Cove, battle ground
Additional Geographic Terms
Niger region, Lower
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 90.5 x 12 x 9.5 cm (35 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53220
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
David Kimball
(1873)
Collector
Mr. Whitehurst
(1835 - 04/1836)
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Peale Museum
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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