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Acc Number:
A.1950.100.k
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Edo designation
Akohẹn/Oko
English designation
Horn or Flute
Category
Musical Instruments
Provenance
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome, Henry Solomon
Location
Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG, United Kingdom
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Glasgow Life Museums
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Last Updated: 2022-05-17
Language:
english
Acc Number
object id
A.1950.100.k
Description
description
Ivory or horn side-blown trumpet carved in relief, with mouthpiece cut into the convex curve. Wide end carved into a collar decorated in incised diamonds, carved crocodile between collar and mouthpiece.
Materials
material
horn or ivory
Measurements
dimensions
overall: 273 mm 140 g
Item Name
object type
trumpet
Date Made
date made
before 1950
Place
production place
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin (place associated)
Source Name
prior source
Wellcome Collection
Provenance Note
provenance
Culture
ethnic attribution
Edo
Legal Status
legal status
PERMANENT COLLECTION