Conch-shell trumpet
Date1990 ca.
Place MadeMalaysia, Asia
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SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionRight-turning white conch (turbinella pyrum), low-grade silver; repoussé decoration with wave motives and sea-monster face (makara). Mouthhole leads directly into the conch's channel system.
DimensionsLength: 253 mm
Width: 90 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1993, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 6, 272.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07093
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