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Trumpet (rkang-gling)
late 19th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Bone, skin, brass, stones
Dimensions
Length 27.7 cm, width 6.5 cm (Length 10 7/8 in., width 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.283
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionBody of human thigh bone with brass fittings and wrappings. "Bell" covered with stitched skin. Turquoise and coral set in carved brass fittings. Two holes in bell.
Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)