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1934.64.23

Large wooden oboe reed, made in 2 pieces of wood, concavo-convex in section, and bound together at the base. Said to be a moose call, but may have been enclosed in a large tube as an internal sound mechanism.

1934.64.23

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large wooden oboe reed, made in 2 pieces of wood, concavo-convex in section, and bound together at the base. Said to be a moose call, but may have been enclosed in a large tube as an internal sound mechanism.
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Tea Plant, Process Perforated, Process Split, Process Bound, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Length: max 212 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.64.23

Search terms: Music, Hunting, Musical Instrument, Hunting accessory, Double Reed, Lure

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