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Side-blown horn
Vernacular name:Phalaphala
Alternate name:Hunting horn
Date: 1925 ca.
Place Made:Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Belgian Congo), Africa
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionSable antelope horn, bell reinforced with dark wooden ring, hide cover, rectangular oblong mouthhole at the outer curve.
DimensionsHeight: 520 mm
Effective tube length: ca. 335 mm
Mouthhole dimensions: 40 mm by 15 mm
Bell diameter: 40-49 mm (internal), 76-86 mm (external)
Effective tube length: ca. 335 mm
Mouthhole dimensions: 40 mm by 15 mm
Bell diameter: 40-49 mm (internal), 76-86 mm (external)
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
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. 25, 278.
Object number: 07176