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Samoan Shell Trumpet

This shell trumpet was collected in Samoa during the U.S. Exploring Expedition, a four-year mission (1838-1842) that surveyed and mapped unknown portions of the Pacific for the U.S. government. Scientists accompanying the expedition collected thousands of natural history and ethnographic specimens like this one to document their travels.

Image Number: WEB12539-2012
Credit: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
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