Object class: Trumpets (aerophones) / Object type: ethnography / Donor: Estate of G. Eleanore Murray - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Thighbone trumpet, accession number 9-21860, described as Trumpet fashioned from a human thigh bone; thighbone is wrapped at top and bottom with leather, and a leather thong is attached as a handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Thighbone trumpet, accession number 9-21861, described as Thighbone trumpet, fitted with brass at the mouthpiece and bell, and ornamented with turquoise and coral insets. This is a ritual trumpet fashioned from a human thigh bone.