Trumpet
AF818
From: Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF818 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Isambo |
| Provenience | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Culture Area | Central Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ivory | Skin |
| Description | Ivory Trumpet: Used chiefly for signals, as when a hunting party is starting out. Only rarely used to furnish music for other purposes, though a skilled player can produce several notes. |
| Height | 6.35 cm |
| Length | 34.13 cm |
| Depth | 5.24 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 485 - Other Number | A-397 - Seder Number |
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