Part of National Museums Liverpool

Thighbone Trumpet

56.27.809

Part of

Tibet collection

This internationally significant collection of over 2,000 Tibetan objects gives an insight into the lives of British India officers connected to Tibet and the Himalayas.

About this object

Thighbone trumpet, the head of the bone is covered with human skin and strips of copper. The tip of the bone is covered with a copper mouth piece that shows traces of gilt.

Object specifics

  • Type
    Animal Remains; Religion; Music/sound
  • Culture
    Tibetan
  • Artist/Maker
    Unknown or unrecorded
  • Place made
    Asia: Central Asia: Tibet [China]: Ü-Tsang
  • Date made
    1956 before
  • Materials
    Bone Human; Skin Human; Alloy Copper; Gilt Metal
  • Location
    Item not currently on display
  • Acquisition
    Purchased from the collections of Norwich Castle Museum, 1956
  • Collector
    Unknown or unrecorded
  • Place collected
    Not recorded
  • Date collected
    1956 before
  • Measurements
    288 mm x 65 mm x 57 mm; 11 5/16 in x 2 9/16 in x 2 1/4 in
  • Note
    Noted as coming from Kalungtung, North India, but it is not clear if this was a monastery or an area, no record of this location has been found (there is a possibility that this is actually Kalung dzong, in southern Tibet). Although collected in India it is likely to be from Tibet. The item was orginally acquired from a G.A. Nevill, although no data in the history file the Pitt Rivers Museum has a G. A. Neville collecting 2 objects in India dated before 1923.
  • Related people
    Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery (Previous owner)

Ownership

Previous owners

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