423.121.11 End-blown straight labrosone without mouthpiece

Moose call. A small horn of wound and stitched bark.

The Ojibwa, Canada's largest indigenous people, use birch bark megaphones as moose lures. The shape of the cone is designed to amplify the voice in such a way that the hunter can imitate the soft whining call of the cow to attract bulls during the mating season. Birch bark is a versatile material, and other uses for it in Ojibwa culture include canoes and sacred scrolls.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M55-1992
Date
1988
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 16.73 x 5.12 in.; 425 x 130 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
bark; glass
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
Music Gallery > Side B - The Rhythm of Life > Case B2 - Adulthood and Survival
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