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Tuum

Tuum side-blown trumpet of the Acoli of Uganda, straight, conical, made of 2 hollowed sections of wood covered with leather; 80–165 cm. (32–65 in.) long (195). Wachsmann, K. P. (chapter on musical instruments), in Trowell, M., and Wachsmann, K. P.: Tribal Crafts of Uganda. London, 1953.

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