Side-blown horn
Alternate name(s)
- Hunting horn
Date1925 ca.
Place MadeDemocratic Republic of Congo (formerly Belgian Congo), Africa
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionSable 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)
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.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07176
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1925 ca.
1850-1899 ca.
1900 ca.
1950-1970 ca.