Pupa Horn
Object type: Pupa (horn)
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Melanesian
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Bamboo
Dimensions: L. 55.2 cm (21-3/4 in.) , Diam. 3.2 to 1.9 cm (1-1/4 to 3/4 in.) [in pencil, "L.C. says, ' L. 1 ft. 9-1/2 in., D. 1-1/2 in.'"]
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone
Geography:    Nggela Islands (formerly Florida Islands) Solomon Islands  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889