Trumpet

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Origin Loango kingdom (Democratic Republic of the Congo/Angola)

Title Trumpet

Date 17th century

Medium Ivory and pigment

Dimensions Object: 18 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 in. (47 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm)
Overall: 18 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 in. (47 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 65.86

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Prestige and leadership objects, such as this trumpet, reflect hierarchies supported by the Kingdom of Kongo as early as the thirteenth century.

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"Trumpet | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=65.86