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This instrument was collected in the field by Christopher Powell-Cotton. It is a long side-blown horn or trumpet, built from carved light wood, wrapped in haired animal skin. It has a large oval mouth-hole and a cylindrical bell flare.
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1955–65 - Maker:
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Powell-Cotton Museum - Inventory number:
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Uganda - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.122.1 Side-blown straight labrosones
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.122.1 Side-blown straight labrosones
- Repository:Powell-Cotton Museum
- Measurements:Length: 1070mm; Diameter: 80mm