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; top with abstract figure (animal or human), body with curlicues and crescent shapes; nearly square mouthhole with rounded corners.
DimensionsHeight: 660 mm
Effective tube length: ca. 370 mm
Mouthhole dimensions: ca. 30 x 30 mm
Bell diameter: ca. 73 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 number07279
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1950-1970 ca.