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Object type

musical instrument > aerophones > horn > transverse horn > transverse curved drum

Materials

ivory

Theme

travel, exploration and research

Legend

Ivory tusk collected by H.M. Stanley and documented as War horn of the Abawiswa. Welle (Uele) river. Bomakandi. The original tag reads: "War Horn of the Abawiswa tribe. Welle River. Bomakandi".
This item belonged to the traveller Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904), and is now part of the Henry M. Stanley Collection of memorabilia, that his son Denzil M. Stanley donated to the Museum in 1954. Along with other objects, it records Stanley's travels in Africa, and the Victorian era.

Original owner

Henry Morton Stanley (°1841 - †1904)

Date of acquisition

1954-08-18

Dimensions

58 cm x 10 cm

Inventory number

HO.1954.72.167




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