Shofar from Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation
date: label: Date
content: 1998
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Rabbi Capers Funnye, American, born 1952
label: Used by
content: Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, American, founded 1984
notes: label: Description
content: A shofar, a traditional Jewish ritual musical instrument, carved from a single ram's horn. The shofar has an associated wooden, box-shaped stand with a plastic mount that has been padded and wrapped with black tape.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Hebraic religions
label: Topic
content: Judaism
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Rabbi Capers Funnye and the Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.88.6ab
objectType: label: Type
content: shofars
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: 2011.88.6a: horn;
label: Medium
content: 2011.88.6b: wood, metal, tape on plastic
label: Dimensions
content: 2011.88.6a: 4 1/8 × 11 5/16 × 1 3/16 in. (10.5 × 28.7 × 3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2011.88.6b: 4 1/8 × 9 × 4 in. (10.4 × 22.8 × 10.2 cm)