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Object Number
40-12-70/1887
Display Title
Trumpet, end-blown
Descriptions
Object Description
Trumpet, end-blown. Trumpet with half of coconut shell covering one end of cylinder; hole in coconut shell used as a mouthpiece to vibrate air column in cylinder; carved design near open end.
Inventory Description
Wood tube, domed mouthpiece, carved and pigmented designs, resin spots
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nasioi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Bougainville Island
Dimensions
Overall: 125.7 x 14.8 x 13.4 cm (49 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-12-70/1887
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Douglas L. Oliver
Collector
Eleanor Oliver
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-12-70/1886 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1888 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1733 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 60-55-70/3922 | Trumpet, side-blown |
Woodwind
|
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| |
| 24-32-50/B3692 | Ivory trumpet |
Woodwind
|
Uganda
| |
| 83-14-50/30206 | Trumpet made from elephant's tusk |
Woodwind
|
Angola
| |
| 39-39-50/3931 | Trumpet of elephant tusk, wrapped with reptile skin, cow hide handle held in pl |
Woodwind
|
Uganda
| |
| 976-30-60/13392A | Silver trumpet with plastic stem; ornate. |
Woodwind
|
Mongolia
| |
| 83-14-50/30207 | Trumpet made from elephant's tusk |
Woodwind
|
Angola
| |
| 24-32-50/B3760 | Ivory trumpet |
Woodwind
|
Uganda
| |
| 99-12-70/53500 | Mouthpiece for shell trumpet |
Unclassified
|
New Zealand
| |
| 37-40-50/2092 | Leather covered ivory trumpet |
Woodwind
|
Congo
|