Conch shell trumpet used by people of New Guinea
- Made:
- 1850-1920 in Papua New Guinea
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)