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Object Number 98-3-50/51314
Display Title Ivory war horn
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory war horn
Inventory Description Horn, tusk, carved ovoid mouthpiece at tip, resinous residue, striated, worn, ch
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River?
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 70.5 x 9 x 8.5 cm (27 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51314

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