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

Materials

ivory

Theme

travel, exploration and research

Legend

Ivory horn, collected by Henry M. Stanley, with original tag: "War Horns of the Forest tribes the Balesse and Bakoo".
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

81 cm x 13,4 cm

Inventory number

HO.1954.72.165




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