About this minute

Title
Wani on musket
Recordist
Raymond Clausen
Contributor
Pitt Rivers Museum
Year
1962
Location
Republic of Vanuatu, Oceania
Collections
Collection 3
Related resource guides
Music Compositions , Brass instruments , Music , Pitch , Pitch , Timbre

Collection 3 #14

You just heard the sound of a trumpet made from the shell of a giant sea snail! This is called a conch trumpet. What did you think you heard? In many places around the world, people use large shells to make music. The shell is played by blowing air through it. If you were listening...
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