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Shahnāī

In North Indian music, the shahnāī, also known as the shehnai, is the most widespread instrument. This woodwind instrument with a double reed originates from Uttar Pradesh, a province north of Delhi on the Ganges on the border with Nepal. The instrument has a sturdy body, seven frontal tone holes and three resonance holes underneath, making it one of the smaller representatives of the cone oboe.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 297 mm
Height: 36 cm
Depth: 7,5 cm
Width: 7,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Metal , Cotton, Plant material
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 997

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    India
  • 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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