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Agwara

This instrument was collected in the field by Christopher Powell-Cotton. It is a long side-blown horn or trumpet, built from two joined sections of carved light wood, wrapped in haired animal skin. It has a large oval mouth-hole and a cylindrical bell flare.

  • Culture:Karamojong
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.122.1 Side-blown straight labrosones
  • Repository:Powell-Cotton Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 1150mm; Diameter: 90mm