NMM 7179. Side-blown natural trumpet (tori), Madhya Pradesh, Bastar district, India, 19th century. Cast brass with tightly wound wire decoration. Bell adorned with tiny brass bells. Curved shape reminiscent of the cow horn, akum. Used by the ghotul, a socio-religious institution in Madhya Pradesh. Produced by the Ghasia, a Hindi community of metal-casters, using lost-wax technique. Sounding length: 295 mm. Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999.