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Conch shell trumpet used by people of New Guinea
- Made:
- 1850-1920 in Papua New Guinea
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Conch shell trumpet used by people of New Guinea as call to arms and for warding off spirits of sickness from village, Papua New Guinea, 1850-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A33026
- Materials:
- conches
- type:
- conch shells
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)