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Object Number 61-7-30/8298
Display Title Cattle horn, musical instrument
Descriptions
Object Description Cattle horn, musical instrument
Inventory Description Horn instrument with wood stem, leather and string wrapped, bead and hoof deco.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Canela
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Ponto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Baixao Preto
Dimensions Overall: 69.2 x 10.5 x 7.5 cm (27 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-7-30/8298
Provenance
Expedition William Crocker (1957 - 1961)

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