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Side-blown trumpet
African side blown trumpet made from an elephant tusk with a diamond shaped mouthpiece to the side. With modern leather cord. 'Probably from Sierra Leone where such instruments are known as oliphants. Ivory horns were insignia of royalty' (M. Jessup).
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National Trust, Snowshill Manor - Inventory number:
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Sierra Leone