Vaksin or Vaccine (bamboo trumpet)

NameBamboo trumpet

Artist Artist not recorded

CultureHaitian

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)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.39

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.37.39

ProvenancePurchased by donor at market, Haiti, Caribbean.

DescriptionSmallest bamboo trumpet painted blue and red. Vaksin (also spelled vaksen or vaccine) are traditional, single-note cylindrical trumpets primarily used in Haitian Rara festival music.