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The Dao people in the mountains of northern Vietnam use insect cocoons as mouthpieces for musical instruments. The body of their oboes corresponds to the Chinese so-na with seven frontal tone holes, which are located in indentations that are not turned but cut by hand, the thumb hole between the first and second finger holes, lip disc and reed support with two ball-like decorations. This instrument is an old phằn tỵ công (small, male) with a defective pipe support and three ornamental discs; the lower one is an octagonal metal plate. The two upper decorative discs are apparently cogwheels. The protruding funnel bears traces of repair.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 415 mm
Height: 42,5 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Width: 12,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Metal , Plant fibre , Sheet metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1057

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    Vietnam
    Sa Pa (Sapa)
  • Collecting
    who
    Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation, 2019

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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