Cempoala-style trumpet
Usage Conditions Apply
- Culture/People
- probably Huastec (Huasteca) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
- Seller
- John G. McGhee (John Gilmer McGhee), Non-Indian, 1922-2018
- Object Name
- Cempoala-style trumpet
- Media/Materials
- Sea snail shell/shells
- Techniques
- Carved, incised, drilled
- Dimensions
- 24 x 13 x 9.5 cm
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Place
- Pánuco; Pánuco; Pánuco Municipality, Huasteca Alta Region; Veracruz State; Mexico
- Date created
- AD 900–1550 (Post-Classic period)
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Gilmer McGhee (1922–2018, an American artist living in Mexico); purchased by MAI from John McGhee in 1970.
- Catalog Number
- 24/3562
- Barcode
- 243562.000
- See related items
- Huastec (Huasteca) (archaeological culture)
- Music and Sound
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
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