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Ceremonial trumpet made of wood

Ceremonial trumpet made of wooden splints, fibre, bamboo cane and the nail of a giant armadillo. Decorated with down feathers. Lateral blowhole under a cane wrapping made of cotton thread.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Wayana
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: cm
Diameter: 14 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Fibre , Cane (bamboo), Claw (Tatú, giant armadillo), Spring, Cotton
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 14618

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1968
    where
    Brazil
    who
    Wayana
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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