id:			168743
accession number:	2010.448
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.448
updated:		2025-02-09 06:48:38.609000

Oliphant (Side-Blown Trumpet), late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Yombe-style maker. Ivory; overall: 32 x 4 x 6 cm (12 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 2010.448

title:				Oliphant (Side-Blown Trumpet)
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creation date:			late 1800s–early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Yombe-style maker
technique:	Ivory
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 32 x 4 x 6 cm (12 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture
	opening date:   2013-10-27T00:00:00
	<i>Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 2013-February 9, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(René De Wolf, Brussels, Belgium, sold to René and Odette Delenne)
	date: ?-1972
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	René [1901-1998] and Odette Delenne [1925-2012], Brussels, Belgium, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1972-2010
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2010–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Petridis, Constantine, et al. <em>Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2013, 40-41, 45, 112.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p, 40-41, 45; mentioned: p. 112, cat. 7
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