id:			98697
accession number:	1918.389
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.389
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:25.375000

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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fun fact:
Tantric ritual trumpets are traditionally made from human femurs, but now they can be made from plastic, metal, or other materials.

digital description:
Blown during tantric Buddhist rituals, this ritual instrument is made of bone to remind practitioners of the impermanence of the corporeal body. The horn is sounded to clear away obstacles to enlightenment, conceived as enemies in battle.

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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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