Trumpet

Musical Horn

2017-14-9

From: New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2017-14-9
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Asmat
Provenience New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Bamboo
Description

End blown straight trumpet. Fu. Length of bamboo, closed at one end by a septum pierced by a round hole. Other end open. Surface covered with a net-like carved pattern. Signaling horn, formerly used in warfare.

Length 42 cm
Outside Diameter 9.2 cm
Credit Line Gift from the collection of Robert C. and Mae R. Carter, 2017

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