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Shell trumpet (hora)
Shell trumpet (hora)

Shell trumpet (hora)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSeashell, silk cord
DimensionsLength 38.5 cm, width 21 cm, depth 14 cm (Length 15 3/16 in., width 8 1/4 in., depth 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2161
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical 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)