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Surnā

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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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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 335 mm
Height: 40 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Width: 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

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    Pakistan
  • 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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