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1893.69.1

Conch shell trumpet. [RR 9/1/2020]

1893.69.1

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Collection type: Object
Description: Conch shell trumpet. [RR 9/1/2020]
Geographical reference: Mexico
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Mexico; Veracruz State Between Vera Cruz and Orizaba
Person: Field collector Osbert H. Howarth; PRM source Osbert H. Howarth
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1893
Date collected: 1892
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1893
Materials and processes: Material Shell, Process Perforated, Process Scraped Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 140 mm, Length: max 320 mm, Height: max 120 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1893.69.1 Other numbers: 130.J.47

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Trumpet

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