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Surnā

This woodwind instrument with a double reed is a Pakistani surnā, also known as śanāī, śurnāi. The body of the cone oboe with seven frontal tone holes and a thumb hole between the first and second tone hole is made of dark brown coloured wood, the tip and the conically widening funnel are covered with tinplate. In Pakistan, the instrument is usually played together with the barrel-shaped drum dhol at weddings or in military bands, for example.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge: 335 mm (Korpuslänge)
Objektmaß: 40 x 8 x 8 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Sheet metal (white), Cotton, Plant material
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 996

Provenance and sources

where
Asia [Kontinent]
Pakistan [Land]

who
Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors

Description
Donation, 2019

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