DepartmentLatin America
Ceremonial Bamboo Trumpet
NameBamboo Trumpet
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date1990s
Place madeHaiti, Caribbean
Place collectedHaiti, Caribbean
MediumBamboo, paint
Dimensionsa. Longest flute: 31 7/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (79.8 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm)
b. medium flute: 24 5/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (61.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
Other (c. smallest flute): 23 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (59.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
b. medium flute: 24 5/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (61.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
Other (c. smallest flute): 23 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (59.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.37
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.37.37
ProvenancePurchased by donor at market, Haiti, Caribbean.
DescriptionLongest of three bamboo trumpets, with one half of the shaft painted red and the other half painted blue.
late 20th century
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1960, STAFF
Collected 1961-1962
Collected 1961-1962
2016