Cowhorn Trumpet
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1968
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: USED IN THE 1963-64 WINTER SEASON, INCLUDING THE WE?TE OF 1963. MADE OF 2 PARTS, A RESONATOR, WHICH IS A COW HORN, AND AN AIRSHAFT, WHICH IS MADE OF BAMBOO. THE TOP END OF THE SHAFT IS CLOSED. THE SHAFT HAS LIGHT ARROWCANE AND DARK IMBE WOVEN COVERWORK BOUND TO IT WITH COTTON CORD. THE COVERWORK IS IN TWO SECTIONS, FROM THE JOIN WITH THE HORN TO THE HOLE CUT INTO THE UPPER PORTION O F THE SHAFT ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE TOP, AND THEN FROM THE OTHER END OF THE HOL E TO THE TOP OF THE SHAFT. THE HEAVY SUSPENSION CORD IS ATTACHED NEAR THE END, RUNS DOWN THE SHAFT AND IS ANCHORED NEAR THE CENTER WITH MORE COTTON CORDING. THE FEATHER PENDANTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE END OF THE SUSPENSION CORD. THE 4 PENDANTS ARE MADE FROM LONG RED/BLUE MACAW FEATHERS AND SHORT ORANGE/YELLOW/GREEN PARROT FEATHERS BOUND WITH COTTON. THE BINDING IS HIDDEN BY DEER HOOF TIPS. THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE SUSPENSION CORD WITH CORDING STRUNG WITH AKU SEEDS. DR. NEWTON SAYS THIS OBJECT HAS SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP AND AESTHETICS. PRICE PAID: 1400 CRS. MADE BY FRANCISCO, A 35 Y/O MALE
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Krikati
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E428370-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Trumpet
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 69 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 21 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 12 cm