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Yoruba 19th c. Ivory Trumpet

SW Nigeria and Benin
Yoruba

Ivory and metal
19th century or older

Length: 15 inches
Aerophone - Lip Vibrated - Horn

The Yoruba are an ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and southern Benin in West Africa. This 19th century ivory horn has a metal sleeve on the top with bronze carvings and lizard-like creatures on the bottom. Still plays well. (See Yoruba 19thc Tpt bottom)

 

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Catalog#: AF-AELV-23-45