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Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Mangbetu
Asset ID
ptc-3891
Title
Horn, Mangbetu
Description
Ivory, leopard hide with fur, wood, plant fiber. Ivory horns symbolized power and prestige for Mangbetu chiefs. The horns, along with drums, rattles, and bells, were played in chiefs' orchestras for court dances and ceremonies. Material: IVORY, FUR (LEOPARD), WOOD, CORD
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1915 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Musical instruments
Physical dimensions
L:85.4 W:8.5 H:7.7 (in CM)
City Town
Niangara
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection, AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3891
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/4619
Rights Statement
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 14.
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