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Conch trumpet - with wide flange of brass decorated with 8 precious +
Conch trumpet - with wide flange of brass decorated with 8 precious +
Object Number 39-93-60/6019
Display Title Conch trumpet - with wide flange of brass decorated with 8 precious +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, conch shell, inserted into rolled brass mouth piece, flared extension
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nashi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Yunnan / <County> / Likiang
Materials Shell, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 25.8 x 13.9 x 10 cm (10 3/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-93-60/6019
Credit Line Museum purchase, 1939

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