New Guinea War Trumpet
Estimated: Early 1900's
Culture
New Guinea
Locale
Sepik River
Country
New Guinea
Object
trumpet
Medium
Lime, patina, wood
Accession Number
2017.73
Credit Line
Gift of James M. and Susan L. Rupp
New Guinean artist, New Guinea War Trumpet, early 1900s. Lime, patina, and wood; 22 x 4¾ x 4 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of James M. and Susan L. Rupp, 2017.73
Dimensions
height: 22.0472 in, 56 cm; depth: 4 3/4 in, 12.065 cm; diameter: 4 in, 10.16 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Oceania
Known Provenance
Collected May, 1929 during the Crane Expedition by Professor Albert Herre of Standford University. Unknown private collector, Midwest, United States; Sold September 12, 2002 at (Christie's), Amsterdam to (Gallerie Lemaire), Amsterdam; (Gallerie Lemaire) sold March, 2003 to Jim Rupp, Amsterdam; gifted 2017 to Denver Art Museum by Jim Rupp
