Side-blown trumpet
Date1908-1950 ca.
Place MadeDemocratic Republic of Congo (formerly Belgian Congo), Africa
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionBlack-painted wood, carved; top with stylized head and stretched-out arms; lozenge-shaped mouthhole with broad lip support.
DimensionsHeight: 725 mm
Effective tube length: 525 mm
Mouthhole dimentions: 19 x 19 mm
Bell diameter: ca. 72 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1991, Brussels, Beligum.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 23, 278.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07036
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1950-1970 ca.
1950-1970 ca.
1950-1970 ca.
1950-1970 ca.
