DepartmentLatin America
Vaksin or Vaccine (bamboo trumpet)
NameBamboo trumpet
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureHaitian
Date1990s
Place madeHaiti, Caribbean
Place collectedHaiti, Caribbean
MediumBamboo, paint
DimensionsA. Longest flute: 31 7/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (79.8 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm)
B. medium flute: 24 5/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (61.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
Other (C. smallest flute): 23 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (59.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
B. medium flute: 24 5/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (61.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
Other (C. smallest flute): 23 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (59.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.39
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.37.39
ProvenancePurchased by donor at market, Haiti, Caribbean.
DescriptionSmallest bamboo trumpet painted blue and red. Vaksin (also spelled vaksen or vaccine) are traditional, single-note cylindrical trumpets primarily used in Haitian Rara festival music.
1972
Early 20th C.
ca. 1960, staff
ca 1963
1963
