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End-blown trumpet, telescoping
Vernacular name:Dung chen
Vernacular name:Rag dung
Vernacular name:Zangs dung
Date: 1800-1920 ca.
Place Made:Tibet, Asia
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionCopper, brass trim decorated in repoussé with manifestations of the Buddha, auspicious symbols and a makara on a wave motif; four telescoping sections; flat-cupped mouthpiece as integral part of the first section.
DimensionsLength (extended): 64-1/2 in (1638 mm)
Length (collapsed): 29-1/2 in (749 mm)
Bell diameter: 7 in (178 mm)
Length (collapsed): 29-1/2 in (749 mm)
Bell diameter: 7 in (178 mm)
ProvenancePurchased in 1977 from H. M. Lissauer, Melbourne, Australia.
Terms
Credit Line: Ringley Fund, 1977
Not on view
Published ReferencesCross, Thomas E., Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet, SMM Catalog, II (1982), p. 25.
Cross, Thomas E., Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet, M.M. Thesis, University of South Dakota, May 1983, p. 64, plate XXIII.
Cross, Thomas E., Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet, M.M. Thesis, University of South Dakota, May 1983, p. 64, plate XXIII.
Object number: 02334