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Kèn dai

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The conical oboe instruments of Vietnam have seven frontal tone holes and a thumb hole between the first and second tone hole. The body of this Kèn dai (dai = large) is made of reddish-brown cedar wood. The protruding light brown funnel is also made of cedar wood. A brass ring is attached to the upper edge of the funnel and to the tip of the body;

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 71 cm
Height: 71 cm
Depth: 15 cm
Width: 15 cm
Material/Technique
Wood (cedar), Brass, Yarn , Wire , Plant material
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1080

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    Vietnam
  • 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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