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Modified Primitive Trumpets

Over time, people began to modify and decorate these primitive trumpets by adding metal parts, decorations or ornamentations, tone holes for changing the pitch, etc. Many of these instruments were also made from other materials, such as ivory, bones, bark, wood, gourds, or bamboo.

Photograph of an Olifant (1000-1100 CE)

Olifant

(ca. 1000-1100 CE)

Photograph of a Side-Blown Ivory Trumpet (ca. 1896-1910 CE)

Side-Blown Ivory Trumpet

(ca. 1896-1910 CE)

Photograph of an Olifant from The Louvre (ca. late 11th century CE)

Olifant from The Louvre

(ca. late 11th century CE)

 

 

Photograph of a Lehel's horn (Jászberény, Hungary)

Lehel's horn

(Jászberény, Hungary)

Photograph of a Tibetan 'Kangling' (Trumpet Made from Human Thigh Bone)

Tibetan "Kangling"

(Trumpet Made from Human Thigh Bone)

Photograph of a Conch Shell, Tibet (18th/19th century CE)

Conch Shell, Tibet

(18th/19th century CE)

Side view of an Olifant taken at the National Museum of Bargello in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Olifant

Photograph taken at the National Museum of Bargello
in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Bell view of an Olifant taken at the National Museum of Bargello in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Olifant

Photograph taken at the National Museum of Bargello
in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Mouthpiece view of an Olifant taken at the National Museum of Bargello in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Olifant

Photograph taken at the National Museum of Bargello
in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Photograph of two Olifants taken at the National Museum of Bargello in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Two Olifants

Photograph taken at the National Museum of Bargello
in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Curved animal horn trumpet with ornamentation taken at the National Museum of Bargello in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022

Curved animal horn trumpet with ornamentation

Photograph taken at the National Museum of Bargello
in Florence, Italy on 07-12-2022