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Object Number
28-1-20/C10464
Display Title
Shell trumpet
Descriptions
Object Description
Trumpet, conch shell
Inventory Description
Organic, shell instrument, trumpet?, tip removed, 2 perforations
Classification
- Utensil
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Zapotec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 20.5 x 14 cm (15 3/8 x 8 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C10464
Provenance
Collector
John McPherson
(1928)
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