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Object Number
36-105-70/550
Display Title
Shell trumpet - used in male puberty ceremonies
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell trumpet, curved tube, buff and brown rough surface, chipped
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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Boram
Additional Geographic Terms
Mandated Territory
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 13 x 5.3 cm (14 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/550
Provenance
Collector
Pierre Ledoux
(1936 - 1936)
Donor
Pierre Ledoux
(1936 - 1936)
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