Conch-shell trumpet
Vernacular Name
- Dung dkar rag gshog-ma
Date1970 ca.
Place MadeKathmandu, Nepal, Asia
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionRight-turning white conch (turbinella pyrum), silver-plated copper wing, medallion, and mouthpiece; inlay of turquoise.Wing decorated in repossé depicting a sea dragon (makara) and eight auspicious symbols: lotus flower, wheel, victory banner, pair of golden fish, endless knot, treasure vase, parasol and conch (on top and stamped on the underside of the wing).
Medaillion represents a lotus flower.DimensionsOverall length: 343 mm
Width: 84 mmProvenancePurchased in 1997, Kathmandu, Nepal.Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 4–6, 272.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07199
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