Trumpet, carved wood

Museum number:
11-37701
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
trumpet, carved wood, of transverse type; perforation on small end; scattered relief designs on sides; used in initiation and other ceremonies
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
April River Tributary, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trumpets (aerophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Trumpet, carved wood, accession number 11-37701, described as trumpet, carved wood, of transverse type; perforation on small end; scattered relief designs on sides; used in initiation and other ceremoniesHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Trumpet, carved wood, accession number 11-37701, described as trumpet, carved wood, of transverse type; perforation on small end; scattered relief designs on sides; used in initiation and other ceremoniesHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Trumpet, carved wood, accession number 11-37701, described as trumpet, carved wood, of transverse type; perforation on small end; scattered relief designs on sides; used in initiation and other ceremoniesHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Trumpet, carved wood, accession number 11-37701, described as trumpet, carved wood, of transverse type; perforation on small end; scattered relief designs on sides; used in initiation and other ceremonies

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