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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Shell trumpet
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Shell trumpet

Maker Kandawar Island, Papua New Guinea
Date20th century
MediumConch shell
Dimensions10 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 4 in. (26.7 x 14.6 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Credit LineGift of the C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation
Object number2009.12.12
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionConch shell with large hole in whorl.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Kilenge, Papua New Guinea
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
New Guinea, Coastal region, Astrolabe Bay
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Papua New Guinea
late 19th - early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Papua New Guinea
early-mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
New Guinean, Trobriand Islands
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Tami Islands
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Papua New Guinea
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Papua New Guinea
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Papua New Guinea
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Papua New Guinea
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Papua New Guinea
undated