Object Details
Culture/People
probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous owner
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous seller
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous owner
Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937
Seller
Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937
Collection History
Excavated by Thomas Hewitt Myring (1860-1916, who was employed by a mining company with interests in South America), probably between 1908 and 1909; purchased by Henry Vanden Bergh (1851-1937, a Dutch margarine manufacturer and art collector living in London) from Thomas Myring in 1909; purchased by George Heye from Henry Vanden Bergh in 1927 in London, England.
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Date created
AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
Catalog Number
15/7503
Barcode
157503.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Trumpet
Media/Materials
Pottery, paint
Techniques
Modeled, painted
Dimensions
36 x 7.5 x 20 cm
Place
Cerro Santa Ana (Cerro Constancia); Casa Grande; Ascope Province; La Libertad Region; Peru (inferred)
Geographical Areas
South America
See related items
Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_168897