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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.

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.

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