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Sarunei bolon

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The body of this sarunei bolon is made of hardwood, while the slender and slightly conical funnel is made of softwood (from the jior tree, a species of shade tree). An ornament is attached to the upper end of the body, from which the horn tube support and the coconut shell lip disc hang. The instrument has two plus three small front finger holes and a thumb hole between the first and second finger hole. The mouthpiece (ipit-ipit) is made of river grass (arung).

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Toba Batak
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 890 mm
Height: 26,5 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Width: 10 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Softwood, Horn , Coconut shell, Plant fibre (grass)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1059

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    Indonesia
    Sumatra
    who
    Toba Batak
  • 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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