Culture/People:

possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Stolper Galleries (Stolper Gallery)  Search this

Seller:

Stolper Galleries (Stolper Gallery)  Search this

Seller agent:

Robert L. Stolper (Robert M. Stolper), Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Trumpet

Media/Materials:

Conch shell/shells

Techniques:

Incised, drilled

Dimensions:

24 x 15 x 11 cm

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Oaxaca State; Mexico

Date created:

AD 300–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1958 from the Stolper Galleries (Los Angeles, California), operated by Robert L. Stolper.

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Catalog Number:

22/6377

Barcode:

226377.000

See related items:

Zapotec (archaeological culture)

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e5d8c902-bf3f-4dad-92ab-b6f05ea31d7b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_241344