Trumpet

Museum number:
5-6635
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
92 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
side-blown trumpet; game animal horn (antler); black and natural bone.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Kampala (ba); Ganda (Murdock 45:9)
Culture or time period:
Ganda
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
April 1967
Materials:
Antler (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trumpets (aerophones)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1967
Context of use:
Used by men before the hunt; or if witch doctor, voice of spirit speaks through it.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 4 centimeters and length 38 centimeters
Loans:
S1994-1995 #9: SFO Museum (April 7, 1995–December 1995)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Trumpet, accession number 5-6635, described as side-blown trumpet; game animal horn (antler); black and natural bone.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Trumpet, accession number 5-6635, described as side-blown trumpet; game animal horn (antler); black and natural bone.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trumpet, accession number 5-6635, described as side-blown trumpet; game animal horn (antler); black and natural bone.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trumpet, accession number 5-6635, described as side-blown trumpet; game animal horn (antler); black and natural bone.

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