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So-na

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Characteristic of the So-na (Suona) are the profiled body made of dark-coloured wood, in which each finger hole is located in a turned recess, and the bell made of aluminium or brass. An attachment with two balls (which can also be perforated) and two discs carries the small reed. The instrument has seven frontal tone holes and a thumb hole. This type is also played in Japan and Vietnam. This old so-na still shows traces of pressure from metal hoops between the keys. The metal hoops were removed, the body wrapped in cloth (?) and painted with black lacquer. The instrument now has seven frontal oval tone holes and no thumb hole. The funnel was made of copper. The pipe support has the usual two decorative balls between two discs and a straw mouthpiece;

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 475 mm
Height: 47,5 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Width: 11 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Fabric (textile), Lacquer , Straw, Metal , Fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1075

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    China
    Shanghai (上海)
  • 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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