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trumpet

human history
  • Description

    shell trumpet with cane mouthpiece set in pitch and secured further by coconut fibre lashing extending the length of the shell. illustrated in "Polynesian Artifacts" pl 19.

  • Accession Number
    1950.128
  • Accession Date
    04 Jul 1950
  • Other Id

    31572 (ethnology)

    395 (Oldman Collection)

  • Department

    Pacific

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