Donor Name:

Chinese Centennial Commission  Search this

Culture:

Chinese  Search this

Object Type:

Oboe

Place:

China, Asia

Accession Date:

1882

Notes:

FROM CARD: "A KIND OF OBOE. AN INSTRUMENT WITH A TUBE OF WOOD, AND MOUTH-PIECE AND BELL OF BRASS. SEVEN FINGER-HOLES ON THE UPPER PART AND ONE OPPOSITE. UPON THE BELL A LOOP TO WHICH SILKEN ORNAMENTS ARE ATTACHED. THIS INSTRUMENT IS BLOWN THROUGH A LITTLE DOUBLE REED WHICH IS STUCK UPON THE BRASS MOUTH-PIECE. IT IS USED AT MARRIAGE ENTERTAINMENTS, IN FUNERAL PROCESSIONS, AND ON ALL OCCASIONS OF CEREMONY AND FESTIVITY. THOUGH ITS SOUND IS LOUD AND HARSH, IT IS A FAVORITE INSTRUMENT WITH THE CHINESE."

Record Last Modified:

16 Nov 2016

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

005892

USNM Number:

E54055-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e303271f-8aa0-4706-bb9a-0b4b7debe63d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8468287