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Title
Trumpet (detail), Bongo
Description
Bongo trumpets, carved from tree trunks and often ornamented with carvings of human heads, were played during dances. The Bongo, who live in the Sudan, are northern neighbors of the Azande.
Materials: Wood, cowrie shell, stain.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
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Photographer
)
Date
1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Musical instruments
Physical dimensions
L:118 W:21 H:22 (in CM)
Country
Sudan
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.2/4596
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. 225.
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