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Object Number
18-20-70/D1259
Display Title
Shell trumpet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell, modified to be used as trumpet
Classification
- Communication artifacts
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
/
New Britain
Additional Geographic Terms
Admiralty Islands
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 16 x 10 cm (12 x 6 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D1259
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-45-70/72704 | Shell trumpet |
Communication artifacts
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 36-105-70/550 | Shell trumpet - used in male puberty ceremonies |
Unclassified
|
Boram
| |
| 00-8-70/55314 | Conch shell trumpet |
Musical
|
Fiji
| |
| 40-12-70/1723 | Conch shell trumpet |
Unclassified
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1887 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1888 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1886 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1733 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 10-72-20/C6795 | Shell trumpet |
Utensil
|
Quintana Roo
| |
| 28-1-20/C10464 | Shell trumpet |
Utensil
|
Oaxaca
| |
| 31-49-60/D3802 | Shell trumpet used by taoist priest to drive devils away |
Szechuan Province
| ||
| 46-73-10/44392 | Shell trumpet |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
|