oliphants
Identification code: 300042763
Hierarchy classification:
- top of the aat hierarchies
- Objects Facet
- Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
- Sound Devices (hierarchy name)
- sound devices (equipment)
- [sound devices by acoustical characteristics]
- aerophones
- lip-vibrated aerophones
- [lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore]
- [lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: natural]
Alternative term/s
- olifants
- oliphant
Anotations
Scope note:
Medieval end-blown ivory aerophones made from elephants' tusks, finely carved and prized by the wealthy classes mainly as tokens of land tenure or by churches as reliquaries, rather than as sound devices.
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