Horn

Unknown Artist

late 19th century

Horn by Unknown Artist

Medium

Ivory, leather, reptile skin

Dimensions

L. 100.7 cm (39 5/8 in.); Diam. at narrow end ±3.2 cm (1 1/4 in) Oval wider end H. 13.7 x W. 12 cm (5 3/8 x 4 3/4 in)

Classification

Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn

Culture

possibly Congolese

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.465

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