Shell Trumpet

Object Number:

29-93-43

Current Location:

Collections storage

Provenience:

Marquesas Islands

Section:

Oceanian

Materials:

Conch Shell
Hair
Bone
Coconut Fiber

Description:

Ornamented with carved human bone tube and hair. Plant fiber carrying cord.

Length:

38cm

Width:

19cm

Credit Line:

Purchased from the estate of George Byron Gordon

Other Number:

GBG 20

Gordon Number

Polynesia Gallery (28 Jan 1982 - Jun 2010)

[Article] Hall, H. U. 1921. "Art of the Marquesas Islanders". The Museum Journal. Vol. XII (No. 4): pp. 252-292.