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Horn made of human tibia
Media Restricted
Object Number 31-49-60/D3761
Display Title Horn made of human tibia
Descriptions
Inventory Description Trumpet, worked human thigh bone, metal mouthpiece, stitched leather cover
Classification
  • Unclassified
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Tibet
Materials Bone, Leather, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 36.4 x 8.3 x 6.5 cm (14 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/3761
Provenance
Collector David C. Graham
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1931)

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