photo of object in display case at museum with gallery label:
“Jaguar trumpet
Moche
Peru (north coast), 200 B.C.-A.D. 600
Terracotta
Gift of William Milne Grinnell, 1912 (12.153)
Among the Moche and other Pre-Columbian cultures, the jaguar, a large, powerful, and stealthy nocturnal predator and symbol of might, was revered and associated with gods, rulers, and shamans. The Maya and others considered the jaguar's growls as the voice of thunder, and the roaring jaguar trumpet appropriately evokes its cry.”
For the #Caturday night band on #WorldMusicDay,
here’s a terracotta #Moche #jaguar trumpet from #Peru (north coast), 200 BCE - 600 CE, on display in the musical instruments gallery at the Met.