Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Rabbi Capers Funnye, American, born 1952
- Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, American, founded 1984
- Description
- A shofar, a traditional Jewish ritual musical instrument, carved from a single ram's horn. The shofar has an associated wooden, box-shaped stand with a plastic mount that has been padded and wrapped with black tape.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Rabbi Capers Funnye and the Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation
- 1998
- Object number
- 2011.88.6ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- shofars
- Medium
- 2011.88.6a: horn;
- 2011.88.6b: wood, metal, tape on plastic
- Dimensions
- 2011.88.6a: 4 1/8 × 11 5/16 × 1 3/16 in. (10.5 × 28.7 × 3 cm)
- 2011.88.6b: 4 1/8 × 9 × 4 in. (10.4 × 22.8 × 10.2 cm)
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Black Hebraic religions
- Judaism
- Music
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- Worship services
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.88.6ab
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d6c4bc4-abf4-48e3-9df2-411b2bd31bc7
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