Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
Object Name | shell |
trumpet |
534 |
Object Number | ABDUA:4598 |
Other Number | G23+2 |
Other Number Type | old number |
Brief Description | Trumpet from a conch shell, with sennit handle. White beads decorate the end of the sennit handle. Has old number stuck on. Note: The trumpet was taken from a 'Heathen temple Bukutia 1876'. |
Dimensions | 600mmx180mmx135mm |
Materials | shell, (Bursa, lampas), vegetable fibre, sennit, glass, glass beads |
Condition | good |
Object Production Date | 1800-1876 |
Place Key | Melanesia, Fiji Bukutia Viti Levu |
Field Collector | Gordon, Arthur John Lewis (Ellon Castle) |
Publication Note | University of Aberdeen, Report by Museum Committee, Oct 1914 - Oct 1915, p3.; |
Aquisition Source | Gordon, Arthur John Lewis ; Ellon Castle |