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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 bodies of VII c 1034/1035 are made of two different types of wood. The two halves were then glued together with their grooved inner bore and secured with a 67mm long brass cap and seven metal rings between the seven finger holes. The tube supports with the device for holding the pirouette protrude 113 mm from the top of the body. Apart from an ornamental band on the upper rim of the cup, there is no jewellery on the instruments;

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 557 mm
Height: 55,5 cm
Depth: 14,5 cm
Width: 14,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Metal , Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1035

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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