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Conch shell trumpet
Object Number 40-12-70/1723
Display Title Conch shell trumpet
Descriptions
Object Description Conch shell trumpet. Conch shell with one open end; finger hole near closed end to alter pitch.
Inventory Description Shell trumpet, perforation at top midsection, brown and buff spirals
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 10 x 8.6 cm (9 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1723
Provenance
Collector Dr. Douglas L. Oliver (1937-1939 - 1940)
Collector Eleanor Oliver (1937-1939 - 1940)

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