id:			98697
accession number:	1918.389
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.389
updated:		2025-02-08 22:38:57.603000

Thighbone Trumpet, c. 1800. Tibet. Bone, leather, and copper alloy; overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr. 1918.389

title:				Thighbone Trumpet
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creation date:			c. 1800
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1820
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creditline:			The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.
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culture:	Tibet
technique:	bone, leather, and copper alloy
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Tibetan Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		What in the World
	opening date:   1960-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>What in the World</i>. University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (March 1-October 1, 1960).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Ralph King [1855–1926], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1918
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1918-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 134-137
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

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