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Horn

The transverse horn is made from the tusk of an elephant. It is decorated with black dots at the top and an opening through which it can be blown. It was used to sound a signal.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Mangbetu
Object type
Signalhorn
Dimensions
Length: 800.0 mm
Diameter: 125.0 mm
Material/Technique
Ivory, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0717

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1850 - 1877
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Africa (location/origin)
    Congo (location/origin)
    who
    Rosset, Carl Friedrich - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa
Provenance
On permanent loan from the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 1904 Brought into the university collection by Carl Friedrich Rosset (1842-1878), who was stationed in Sudan as vice-consul and governor. How the bugle came into the possession of C. F. Rosset is unknown.

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