End-blown trumpet
Date1850 ca.
Place MadeTibet, Asia
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionDbang-dung, refers to a conically shaped horn similar to the rkang-gling, except always made of metal. This example is a copper tube with brass embellishments, depicting the mythical sea dragon, known as a makara.
As it is related to the rkang-gling, it plays a similar role in ensemble music. Much like the metal varieties of the rkang-gling, this instrument would most likely have been favored in ritual ensemble playing as the metal produces a clearer, more piercing sound.
DimensionsLength: 381mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1976 from H. M. Lissauer, Melbourne, Australia.
Published ReferencesCross, Thomas E., Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet, SMM Catalog Vol. II (1982), p. 26.Cross, Thomas E., Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet, M.M. Thesis, University of South Dakota, May 1983, p. 68, plate XXIV.
Credit LineRingley Fund, 1976
Object number01491
On View
Not on view
1850 ca.
1850 ca.
1800 ca.
1875 ca.
1885-1899 ca.
1900-1925 ca.