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Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel
Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel
200 BC-300
West Mexico, Colima, Comala style
(200 BC-AD 300)
Earthenware
Overall: 15.5 x 23.5 x 26.6 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade III 1966.127
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Description
Conch shell trumpets were used during many kinds of important events throughout the ancient Americas. The shells were converted to trumpets by removing the tip to form a mouthpiece, as this ancient ceramic replica of a trumpet shows. Holes were often drilled in the shell for a carrying cord.
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