End-blown trumpet
Vernacular Name
- Ranasringa
- Sringa
- Singzshringa
- Kombu
- Kahala
Date1800-1899 ca.
Place MadeIndia, Asia
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionA two-piece, S-shaped horn of hammered copper, with an integral mouthpiece. Embellished with red paint and varnish. Played above the player’s head with the bell pointed forward.
DimensionsHeight: 1000 mm
Bell diameter: 140 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1978 from Wurlitzer-Bruck, New York, New York.
Published ReferencesAlexander Buchner, Folk Instruments of the World, (New York: Crown), 1972, pp. 54, pl. 50.
S. Krishnaswami, Musical Instruments of India, (New Delhi: Ministry of Information),
1971, p. 50 & plate between pp. 40-41.
Thomas E. Cross, “Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Tibet,” SMM
Catalog Vol. II (1982), page 6.
Thomas E. Cross, Musical Instruments of Burma, MM Thesis, USD, May 1983, page 15, plate III.
André P. Larson, The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion:
National Music Museum, 1988), p. 29.
Exhibition History:
1979-On display in Beede Gallery (India exhibit)
Performance/Use History
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1978
Object number02421
On View
Not on view
1900-1925 ca.
1900-1925 ca.
1875 ca.
1900-1950 ca.
1900 ca.