Goat horn
Sv. Helena, the first half of the 20th century
goat horn
drilling, carving
length of the instrument = 24 cm
Et 14578
The Collection of Musical Instruments
The goat horn is a shepherd’s instrument with three holes. The horn is adjusted to Dorian fourth and it contains melodies d, c, g, and g. The year when it was crafted, 1877, is carved on the inner side of the instrument. The bottom is slightly scalloped. There is a tiny hole on the instrument so it could be hung.
The goat horn has holes so it can produce more tones than the cow’s horn. It sound is shriller and more intense. It was mostly used by women and girls, since they were in charge of grazing goats.
