Horn (animal part), Musical Horn - 2014-13-8

Object Number:	2014-13-8
Current Location:	Collections Storage
Culture:	Arabic (uncertain)
Provenience:	Sudan Khartoum
Section:	African
Materials:	Ivory Leather
Inscription Language:	Arabic Language
Length:	95.6 cm
Width:	15.2 cm
Credit Line:	Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014
Other Number:	34 - Franklin Institute Number L-222-8 - Old Loan Number A324 - Seder Number A325? - Seder Number

Description

Curved laterally blown ivory tusk with leather wrapping throughout length except for the lozenge-shaped embouchure. Leather is red in color with raised Arabic Lettering on one side; stitched together on inside curve of tusk. Ivory ring midpoint around tusk. Poor condition - leather torn in places, open end of tusk badly broken and wired together again, pieces missing