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Shell trumpet (dung-dkar)
1850–1900
Object Place: Probably Tibet
Medium/Technique
Conch shell (Turbinella pyrum), silver, turquoise, cornelian
Dimensions
23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number2012.164
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
ProvenanceOctober 16, 2010, sold by Ms. Marshall, England, to Tony Bingham, London; 2011, sold by Bingham to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2012)