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Object Number
2004.24.17543
Display Title
Sacred trumpet made from strombus gaeatus shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Sacred trumpet made from strombus gaeatus shell. Arizona: Lower Salado. Los Muertos, Ruin XIV. 3.5 x 5. Taken by: F.P. Orchard Jlu 1944. Hemenway No. 2494.
Keywords
- Music and Sound Communication
- Studio
Subject
- Shell
- sacred
- Artifact
- Gaetus
- Strombus
- trumpet
Department
Photographic
Date
07/01/1944
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
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Maricopa County
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<City>
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Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin 14
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley, Lower
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
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