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Side-blown horn
Side-blown horn made from an elephant tusk, with an extended flare made of an hollow wooden tube. This extension and the joint section are covered in animal skin with a crisscross seam. It has a large, rectangular embouchure hole.
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1850–1950 - Maker:
- Collection:
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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West or Central Africa - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.122.2 Side-blown curved labrosones
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- Decorative elements:Geometrical carvings on the tusk.
- Inscriptions:
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.122.2 Side-blown curved labrosones
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Length: 600mm; Diameter: 80mm