8 UMMA Objects
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With an animal head termina and fine patina.
Congo (Republic of the Congo) (Congolese (Republic of the Congo culture))
Horn
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.672

Mossi;Bwa;Burkina Faso (Mossi)
Flute
1900 – 1985
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.152

Bwa;Mossi;Burkina Faso (Mossi)
Whistle/Flute
1900 – 1985
Gift of Dr. Harold Lockett.
1985/1.144
An ivory sideblown horn with a dark patina. The top of the horn is decorated with a standing human figure. Both hands are placed underneath the chin. Directly under the figure is a carved hole. 
Sideblown Horn
20th century
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.603
With a fine patina.
Banja
Horn
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.673
This Mangbetu ivory horn features a sculpted, highly schematic human head with an elongated neck at its extremity. The horn’s reddish coloration could be the result of the addition of pigment such as tukula (camwood) powder or the application of palm oil. The discoloration seen under the mouthpiece was due to wear caused by a fiber cord from which the instrument was suspended.
Mangbetu (Mangbetu)
Oliphant
1855 – 1865
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.235
With a human head finial and fine patina.
Luba (Luba (culture or style))
Horn
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.671
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