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Marine shell trumpets

Scope note

Lip-vibrated aerophones of conical bore made from marine shells, usually conchs. They may be furnished with a mouthpiece, or simply have a hole bored in the tip, if end-blown, or in the spiraling part of the shell, if side-blown.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000224127

Narrower Terms used

horagai
dung-dkar

Equivalent Terms used

marine shell trumpet

Created

13yrs ago

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