Location:
Mezzanin: Collecting Craze. I Suffer from Museomania!
Mezzanin: Collecting Craze. I Suffer from Museomania!
Location:
Mezzanin: Collecting Craze. I Suffer from Museomania!
Mezzanin: Collecting Craze. I Suffer from Museomania!
Bone trumpet mi-rkaṅ-gliṅ-bu
mi-rkaṅ-gliṅ-bu
Standort
This bone trumpet (Tib. rkang gling) was made from a human thigh bone and sewn into leather. Finally, it was crowned with a brass attachment. The sound of the bone trumpet is said to please the gods and keep evil spirits away.
Object data
Inv. No.
103327
Collection
Object Name
Trumpet made of human thighbone
Collection
Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este (1863 Graz - 1914 Sarajevo) - GND
Dated
1893 or earlier
Culture
Geography
Material
Bone, copper, leather
