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Surnā(j)

This Iranian surnā(j) is characterised by its dark red coloured wood. The tip of the body of the woodwind instrument with double reed is decorated with a hammered brass ring below the fork insert. The funnel is decorated with four circumferential rows of around 60 brass nails. The lip disc is made of soft white plastic.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 48 cm
Depth: 8,5 cm
Width: 8,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Metal , Plant fibre , Textile, Plastic
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 986

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    2006
    where
    Asia
    Iran
  • 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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