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Trumpet

This trumpet has been made from the wood of the cecropia tree. The decorative plate has been made from thin wood and is painted with black-brown lines and dots. It has been attached with cotton string and feathers at the corners, however which have on partially survived. During the Paschierá dance, the dancers raise and lower the trumpets in rhythmical synchronisation with the dancing. Theodor Koch-Grünberg documented the use of such trumpets in a festive celebration in the film "From the Life of the Taulipang in Guayana" in 1911.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Wapishana
Object type
Trompete
Dimensions
Width: 4.0 mm
Length: 1090.0 mm
Material/Technique
Plant material, Wood, Cotton fibre, Spring
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
III/1110

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1911 - 1913
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    10.10.1914
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    America

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