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Object Number
40-12-70/1888
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
Woodwind, wood tube, coconut mouthpiece, incised pigmented designs
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nasioi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Bougainville Island
Dimensions
Overall: 105.5 x 15.75 x 15.25 cm (41 9/16 x 6 3/16 x 6 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-12-70/1888
Provenance
Collector
Eleanor Oliver
Collector
Dr. Douglas L. Oliver
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-12-70/1733 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1887 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
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| |
| 40-12-70/1886 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
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| |
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|
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| |
| 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
| |
| 24-32-50/B3692 | Ivory trumpet |
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
| |
| 37-40-50/2092 | Leather covered ivory trumpet |
Woodwind
|
Congo
| |
| 24-32-50/B3760 | Ivory trumpet |
Woodwind
|
Uganda
| |
| 39-39-50/3929 | Trumpet of elephant tusk, wrapped with reptile skin, strap handle (dio) |
Woodwind
|
Uganda
|