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Serunai

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This serunai has a two-piece, slightly conical body made of jackfruit wood (baobab). The instrument has seven frontal tone holes and a thumb hole. The top of the body and the funnel are elaborately painted in several colours and richly decorated with carvings that apparently depict flowers. Occasionally they also bear mother-of-pearl appliqués. The metal pipe support carries a small, domed lip disc. The mouthpiece is made of either palm leaf or reed.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 595 mm
Height: 60 cm
Depth: 9,5 cm
Width: 9,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Mother-of-pearl, Metal , Plant material
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1073

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    Kampung Stong, Gua Musang District, Malaysia
  • 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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