Trumpet - Shell - Solomon Islands
War or fishermen shell trumpet. Triton shell, trade cloth as handle. Collected by Mr M. kelesi on Malaita island These trumpets are used for signaling rather than as a musical instrument . Some examples of their use are “evening curfews, village meetings, evening prayers, and the several stages of fishing expeditions . They are also blown for war signals.
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War or fishermen shell trumpet. Triton shell, trade cloth as handle. Collected by Mr M. kelesi on Malaita island These trumpets are used for signaling rather than as a musical instrument . Some examples of their use are “evening curfews, village meetings, evening prayers, and the several stages of fishing expeditions . They are also blown for war signals.
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