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1929.84.3

End-blast trumpet of horn (?of Bongo). Taken by police from a native witch-doctor near Saltpond. Twisted horn, cow type rather than antelope. Tip cut off and slightly shaped to a cone. (JM)

1929.84.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
End-blast trumpet of horn (?of Bongo). Taken by police from a native witch-doctor near Saltpond. Twisted horn, cow type rather than antelope. Tip cut off and slightly shaped to a cone. (JM)
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Purchased: 05/1929
Materials and processes
Material Cattle Horn Animal, Material Antelope Horn Animal, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 84 mm, Length: max 635 mm, Diameter: max 13 mm mouth hole, Depth: max 54 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.84.3

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Trumpet

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