Trumpet

Museum number:
5-6665
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Trumpet: wood in shape of animal horn; painted black; side notch; mouth end wrapped with wire; civet cat fur attached to other end; piece of twine attached as strap; dia. 7 cm; l. 60 cm.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Suk (Murdock 43:29)
Culture or time period:
Suk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trumpets (aerophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Trumpet, accession number 5-6665, described as Trumpet: wood in shape of animal horn; painted black; side notch; mouth end wrapped with wire; civet cat fur attached to other end; piece of twine attached as strap; dia. 7 cm; l. 60 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trumpet, accession number 5-6665, described as Trumpet: wood in shape of animal horn; painted black; side notch; mouth end wrapped with wire; civet cat fur attached to other end; piece of twine attached as strap; dia. 7 cm; l. 60 cm.

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