Side blown trumpet

20th century

Object PlaceNigeria or Cameroon

Medium/TechniqueWood

DimensionsLength: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 in.); Diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie P. Strain

Accession number2003.793

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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ProvenanceBy the mid-1960s, purchased in Nigeria by a private collector and taken to Chicago. Mid-1980s, purchased by Drs. James and Gladys Strain, New York; 2003, year-end gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie P. Strain to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 2004)