Bukkehorn

Unknown

ca. 1883 · Ram's horn · Musical Instruments

A folk instrument of goat's horn is used in Scandinavia found under the name bukkehorn or prillarhorn. Its fingerholes facilitate different pitches and melodic possibilities, it may be the archetype from which the cornettos were derived.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1883

Medium

Ram's horn

Culture

Norwegian

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889