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Balamán
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It is a woodwind instrument with a double reed made of light-coloured wood. Known as the balamán, it is played in Azerbaijan, but also in northern Iran and north-east Iraq. The balamán is primarily an ensemble instrument: the master (usta) blows the melody and the apprentice (dankesh) the drone.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 44,5 x 3,5 x 3 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Textile
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 962

Provenance and sources

where
Asia [Kontinent]
Turkey [Land]

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

Description
Donation, 2019

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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