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Rgya-gling

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The Tibetan cult instruments are built as identical pairs - in contrast to the Tibetan-Buddhist instrument pairs, which differ in details. The very old corpora of VII c 1032/VII c 1033 were assembled from two halves in the longitudinal direction. The inner bore of both instruments is clearly oval. There are also clear corrections to the tone holes. Both instruments have seven brass rings between the finger holes. The top ring, which runs over the thumb hole, is cut out. The tips of the body are covered with approx. 65 mm long brass caps. Both tube supports are each fitted with two discs that can hold lip discs.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 624 mm
Height: 57,5 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Width: 12 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1032

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    Tibet
  • Collecting
    who
    Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation, 2019
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnomusicology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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