Accession No

1977.520


Description

Musical Instrument - Horn


Place

Africa; Provenance Unknown


Period


Source

Wellcome.Collection; Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland (Dr) [vendor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1977.520; 423.122.2 [Cat. Card] 265 [Picken No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood; Leather


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Picken Collection catalogue card reads:

77.520 AFRICA Provenance / Unknown.
423.122.2: side-blown horn with terminal / fingerhole. Lateral mouthpiece near tip. / Carved wood covered with leather sewn up one side. / Type of instrument occuring [sic.] in belt from Nigeria - E. Africa. / ex. Welcome Collection [sic.] c. 1950
- coll. Dr. L. E. R. Picken - numbered 265'
Event Date 29/4/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire


Context (CMS Context)
Other numbers, 423.122.2 and 265, as listed on Picken Collection catalogue card.
Event Date 29/4/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire


Context (CMS Context)
Found on box list for Picken Box 78 but without database record. This record created from information available on Picken Collection catalogue card. Object not physically seen.
Event Date 29/4/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire


Description (CMS Description)
Side-blown horn with terminal fingerhole. Lateral mouthpiece near tip. Carved wood covered with leather sewn up one side. Type of instrument occurring in belt from Nigeria - E. Africa. - ex. Wellcome Collection c. 1950
Event Date 29/4/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire


FM:269159

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