Conch Shell Trumpet

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Donor Name
Te Arikirangi Mamaku
Modified conch shell used ceremonially by Te Arikirangi Mamaku (Maori) and presented to Laurie Burgess, Associate Chair of the Anthropology Department, at the close of the international repatriation of Maori and Moriori remains on May 24, 2016, in the Rose Room at the NMNH. Te Arikirange said that the shell trumpet was used to call the spirits of the dead. He also said that the text written on the shell, Toi-O-Mataatua, is the name of the canoe that brought his ancestors to New Zealand.
Record Last Modified
10 Jun 2023
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Maori
Accession Date
31 Oct 2019
Accession Number
2084428
USNM Number
E436261-0
Object Type
Trumpet
Length - Conch Shell
24.5 cm
Width - Conch Shell
23 cm
Height - Conch Shell
21.4 cm
Place
New Zealand (Aotearoa), Polynesia
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NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_14493276
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d95fb1d6-ae56-428a-a36a-d60f3ecfe9b1
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