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Rasan

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The rasan is the smallest instrument in the Gujarāti family and has now disappeared from modern playing practice. The instrument has eight frontal tone holes, but no thumb hole. The mouthpiece consists of four palm leaf segments. The body was reinforced at the top with a metal band. The shaft of the ornamental bronze funnel has been fitted with a series of circumferential rings and is finished with a band of stylised pearls.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 368 mm
Height: 37 cm
Depth: 8,5 cm
Width: 8,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Metal , Bronze, Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1015

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Asia
    Nepal
    Bhaktapur
  • Collecting
    who
    Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation, 2019
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnomusicology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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