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1914.54.37

Small side-blown trumpet of antelope horn.

1914.54.37

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small side-blown trumpet of antelope horn.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Jemaa
Cultural groups
Kagoro
Person
Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews
PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 1914
Materials and processes
Material Antelope Horn Animal, Process Perforated, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Width: max 11 mm mouth hole, Width: max 41 mm, Length: max 280 mm, Length: max 31 mm mouth hole, Depth: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.54.37
Research and responses

Large embouchure on convex side. Plaited thong for suspension. (JM)

The term side-blown is preferred to side-blast for this type of object [RTS 6/12/2004, after pers. comm. HLR]

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Trumpet

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