Armand Hutereau as an ethnomusicologist
Object type:
musical instrument > aerophones > horn > transverse horn > transverse curved drum
Materials:
ivory, leather
Legend:
This beautiful ivory horn shows a decorative mouth hole and a second ‘resonance hole’ that enables using it as a signalling instrument. With its leather finished bell and carrying strap, it seems like it has just been behind left by its user.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Province Orientale
Culture:
Makere
Acquisition related person:
Armand Joseph Oscar Hutereau (°1875 - †1914) as donor
Date of acquisition:
1912-02-02
Dimensions:
45,7 cm x 7 cm
Inventory number:
MO.0.0.5820