Yuge
Most sub-Saharan horns and trumpets are side-blown and single-pitched, although a hole at the tip of many examples may be opened or closed to vary the pitch. Blowholes appearing on the tube's convex or concave side may be culture-specific. Despite diminished use as military instruments, horns and trumpets remain important power symbols in royal regalia and ritual.
Artwork Details
- Title: Yuge
- Date: ca. 1890
- Geography: Juba, Sudan
- Culture: Dinka people
- Medium: Wood, leather
- Dimensions: L.: 149.9 cm (59 in.), approx. Diam. (8 in.)
- Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
- Credit Line: Purchase, Frederick M. Lehman Bequest, 2007
- Object Number: 2007.2a, b
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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