Side-blown trumpet
Date1950-1970 ca.
Place MadeBlackwater River, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, Asia
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DescriptionDark-stained wood, carved with a knife, cowry shell eyes; top with flat head of bald man, body with churingas, curved lines, crescent shapes, and zigzag lines, divided into seven segments; irregular, round mouthhole with protruding rim.
DimensionsHeight: 723 mm
Effective tube length: ca. 394 mm
Mouthhole diameter: ca. 23 mm
Bell diameter: ca. 86 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from New Guinea Primitive Arts, Sydney, Australia.
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), p. 277.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07282
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1950-1970 ca.
1950-1970 ca.
1950-1970 ca.
1950-1970 ca.
1950-1970 ca.
1950-1970 ca.