Side-blown trumpet of antelope horn with snake-skin at mouth and base, ending in leather covered gourd resonator. Tube continues some distance above embouchure very rough horn. Roughly cut embouchure much deeper than usual. (JM)

Collection type: Object
Description: Side-blown trumpet of antelope horn with snake-skin at mouth and base, ending in leather covered gourd resonator. Tube continues some distance above embouchure very rough horn. Roughly cut embouchure much deeper than usual. (JM)
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; North
Cultural groups: Nungu; Mada; Kantana; Mama
Person: Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews; PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1945
Date collected: By 1945
Acquisition information: Donated: 1918, uncertain Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Antelope Horn Animal, Material Gourd Plant, Material Snake Skin Reptile, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Perforated, Process Covered
Dimensions: Length: max 675 mm, Diameter: max 31 mm mouth hole
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.10.183

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