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Maker(s):not applicable
Culture:not applicable
Title:Triton's Trumpet
Type:Zoology
Measurements:Overall: 12 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 31.1 cm x 15.9 cm x 11.4 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK X.B.2.a.1
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Triton tritonis (Linnaeus). Two specimens. Indian Ocean, Polynesia, Japan. Variegated with buff, brown, purple and red. The giant triton, sometimes reaching eighteen inches in length. The Pacific Islanders use it for a teakettle.

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