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Shell trumpet (davui)
19th century
Object Place: Fiji
Medium/Technique
Seashell, plant fiber
Dimensions
Length 35.5 cm, width 14.8 cm (Length 14 in., width 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1977
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionBody of conch shell with embouchure cut into end. Fingerhole in side of body. Distal end has woven fiber handle.
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)