Side-blown Trumpet (ndolo maha bului)
Artist
Artist Unknown
DateEarly 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumElephant ivory
Dimensions33 × 8 × 3 in. (83.8 × 20.3 × 7.6 cm) (3 in. depth measured at curve of horn)
ClassificationsBone and Ivory
Credit LineGift of Benita Baird and Ron Barab
Object number2019.3.8
On View
Not on viewProvenanceField collected by Joseph M. Baird in Liberia, 1960s; Benita Sue Baird and Ronald Evan Barab, Atlanta, GA; given to NCMA, 2019.
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