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Object Number
67-2-70/64
Display Title
Davui (conch shell trumpet)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Davui
Object Description
Horn made from a shell. Conch shell trumpet. Bursa Bubo shell; side-blown through hole on spiral of shell.
Inventory Description
Shell trumpet, conch, brown and buff spiral bands, tip cut, hole at side
Classification
- Musical
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Materials
Conch
Dimensions
Overall: 40.45 x 21.5 x 10.3 cm (15 15/16 x 8 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64
Credit Line
Gift of Harvard College, 1867
Provenance
Donor
Harvard College
(1867)
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