Bulli Horn

This is recorded by the Sierra Leone National Museum as a Bulli, the Mende term for a horn that is blown. It is made from cow horn. As well as ivory horns (associated with chiefly ceremonials), cow, antelope and deer horns are used as wind instruments. Most are side-blown.

Further Information

• Type: Musical instruments
• Object: Bulli Horn
• Materials: Feather, fur, hair, horn
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1964
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Sheku Dauda (Carver)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1964.08.03

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