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Sanāi

This sanāi has a strongly curved body, eight frontal tone holes and a raised thumb hole. Both ends of the body were secured with double-wound and braided hemp cords. Between the tone holes there are further fuses of the same type. The mouthpiece consists of four palm leaf segments, the funnel is made of metal             

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge: 445 mm (Korpuslänge mit Trichter)
Objektmaß: 43 x 10,5 x 26 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Metal , Plant fibre (hemp), Palm leaf
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1024

Provenance and sources

where
Asia [Kontinent]
Nepal [Land]
Bhaktapur [Stadt]

who
Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors

Description
Donation, 2019

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