Culture/People

probably Chupícuaro (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Previous owner

Franz Feuchtwanger, Non-Indian, 1918-1991

Stolper Galleries (Stolper Gallery)

Exchanging Agent

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

Object Name

Trumpet

Media/Materials

Conch shell/shells, stucco, paint

Techniques

Coated, painted

Dimensions

24.5 x 15 cm

Object Type

Music and Sound

Place

Chupícuaro; Chupícuaro; Acámbaro Municipality; Guanajuato State; Mexico

Date created

AD 300-900

Collection History

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Franz Feuchtwanger (1918-1991, a collector/scholar of Mexican antiquities); acquired by MAI in 1969 through an exchange with the Robert Stolper Galleries (New York City, owned and operated by Robert L. Stolper).

Catalog Number

24/2892

Barcode

242892.000

See related items

Chupícuaro (archaeological culture)

Music and Sound

On View

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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