Angklung

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Sliding tube-rattle

This rattle instrument produces sounds when the bamboo sticks are shaken together. During the Dutch colonial period (1596-1949), playing it was banned for fear of creating a rebellion melody. Since then it has not been an integral part of the gamelan, but is played in pure angklung orchestras. The angklung is listed by UNESCO as an intangible world cultural heritage of Indonesia.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Rassel
Dimensions
Höhe: 650.0 mm, Länge: 330.0 mm, Tiefe: 45.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bamboo
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
IV/2820 d

Provenance and sources

when
around 1900

when
1909

where
Java (location/origin)
Indonesia (location/origin)
Garut (location/origin)
who
Ficke, Hugo - Collectors

Provenance
Donation from Hugo Ficke (1840-1912), 1909 Hugo Ficke was an honorary museum director and member of the Freiburg city council. He bought the slide rattle while travelling in Garut, Java at the beginning of February 1909 from five young musicians who had previously played a concert for him.

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