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Sapi-Portuguese Hunting Horn — still image

Renaissance · № 224

Sapi-Portuguese Hunting Horn

Temne artist · late 15th century

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Sapi-Portuguese Hunting Horn

Smithsonian 3D source metadata attributes the late-15th-century horn to a Temne artist in Sierra Leone and identifies it with the Sapi-Portuguese ivory tradition.

Maker
Temne artist
Date
late 15th century
Place
Sub-Saharan Africa
Material
Ivory, metal
Dimensions
H 64.2 cm x W 16.4 cm x D 9 cm
Current collection
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Source: Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African Art ↗

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Maker
Temne artist
Date
late 15th century
Place
Sub-Saharan Africa
Material
Ivory, metal
Dimensions
H 64.2 cm x W 16.4 cm x D 9 cm
Current collection
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Source
Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African Art ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0

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