Javata

Javata horn of the Washambala of Tanganyika, made of animal horn, side-blown. The large end is covered with skin. Used as a signal instr. and also to frighten wild animals from plantations at night (111). Karasek, A. “Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Waschambara,” in Baessler-Archiv, Vol. 7. Leipzig and Berlin, 1918–22.