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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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