Shell trumpet (davui)

19th century

Object PlaceFiji

Medium/TechniqueSeashell, plant fiber

DimensionsLength 35.5 cm, width 14.8 cm (Length 14 in., width 5 13/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1977

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)