Trumpet
AF838
From: Northern Zaire | Zaire | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF838 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Northern Zaire | Zaire | Belgian Congo |
| Culture Area | Central Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ivory |
| Description | Ivory. Similiar to AF 834. This is without the knob, and the ridges of the ivory appear throughout the length. Oval mouthpiece. Small hole about 1cm in diameter is located near rim of larger opening. Tusk is hollowed throughout the length. The attribution to the N. Congo is due to Torday. |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
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