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Sunaj

This oboe is a Sunaj (mu-suona or Surnai), Xinjiang, chin. Turkestan) from Kashgar, western China. "mu" means wood. The body is richly decorated with ornate inlays. It has six tone holes at the front, a seventh tone hole offset to the side and a thumb hole between the first and second finger holes. The instrument is in one piece and has an almost cylindrical inner bore, which only widens conically in the funnel. The lip disc and double reed are made of plastic.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge: 438 mm
Objektmaß: 44,5 x 9,5 x 9,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Plastic, Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII c 1077

Provenance and sources

where
Asia [Kontinent]
China [Land]

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

Description
Donation, 2019

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