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Object Number
07-45-70/72704
Display Title
Shell trumpet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell, modifed to be used as a trumpet
Classification
- Communication artifacts
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Dorek; Cape Mamori, near; Geelvink Bay, Northwest coast of
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 12.5 x 15 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
07-45-70/72704 / 90-45
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-20-70/D1259 | Shell trumpet |
Communication artifacts
|
New Britain
| |
| 36-105-70/550 | Shell trumpet - used in male puberty ceremonies |
Unclassified
|
Boram
| |
| 00-8-70/55314 | Conch shell trumpet |
Musical
|
Fiji
| |
| 40-12-70/1723 | Conch shell trumpet |
Unclassified
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1887 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1888 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1886 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1733 | Trumpet, end-blown |
Woodwind
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 10-72-20/C6795 | Shell trumpet |
Utensil
|
Quintana Roo
| |
| 28-1-20/C10464 | Shell trumpet |
Utensil
|
Oaxaca
| |
| 31-49-60/D3802 | Shell trumpet used by taoist priest to drive devils away |
Szechuan Province
| ||
| 46-73-10/44392 | Shell trumpet |
Utilized Shell
|
Los Muertos
|