Loans: S1977-1978 #66: Music Library (UC Berkeley)/John Emerson (May 23, 1978–May 24, 1978) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Loans S1977-1978 #66: Music Library (UC Berkeley)/John Emerson (May 23, 1978–May 24, 1978)

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-10827, described as Bell, ritual; bronze, brass; bell w/clapper; outer surface: near base is row of vajras, above this is row of circular pendants, then a row of 8 mystic syllables in lotus petals; handle-brass, w/head of Dharma surmounted by half-vajra; int.surface has mystic syllon e

Hearst Museum object titled Bone trumpet, accession number 9-10836, described as Trumpet,leg-bone(kang-dung);section of tibia,chased silver-colored metal mouthpiece & end brace,skin coverings,sewn at either end,turquoise & coral gems set into metal at one end;34 cm.L.;7.2 cm.w.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow-harp, accession number 5-6639, described as Stringed musical instrument (ennanga); half oval-shaped wood sound box covered with skin; 1 sound hole; lacquered wood tail piece insert; curved neck of lacquered wood with eight adjustable pegs and 8 banana leaf/lizard skin rings below pegs; eight strings.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 9-10997, described as cymbal, ritual; brass, bone, leather; used by anyone during religious ceremonies as part of ritual; cymbal struck with bone striker; used to call the ghosts of the dead to be given a food offering (fide Professor Lewis Lancaster, UCB Oriental Languages Department ca. 1976)

Hearst Museum object titled Drum and cover, accession number 9-12791a,b, described as Drum, two-headed with wool cover; A) drum: wood frame, yak(?) skin heads; on frame are painted miniature scenes of Nyingma sect (Red Hat) lamas & siddhayogis interspersed with skulls and demons; two strikers of yarn looping over core; pendant silk brocade tassels, strip of snow leopard skin; one head damaged; diameter 19 cm; B) wool cover with leather thongs, brass Punjab police uniform button closure; diameter 20 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Skull drum, accession number 9-8252, described as Skull drum;2 top halves of human skull,covered w/hide w/tied red cloth; ht. 15 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Trumpet, accession number 9-11943, described as trumpet, ritual; twisted animal horn, brass mouthpiece and opening which are fitted onto either end of horn; part of brass is worked ornamentally; brass is silver- or yellow-colored; 2 strips of brass run down spiral of horn; rings for cord attachment; (?) as ritual musical instrument, in Buddhist ceremonies; very scarce, very sacred “Bodhisattva horn” of an animal in nwhich form a Bodhisattva was voluntarily reborn. Blown by a head lama at tima of assembly of monks for teaching.

Hearst Museum object titled Trumpet, accession number 9-11919, described as Trumpet; curved copper tubing w/decoration of brass w/curvilinear designs; bell end is dragon-like head w/open mouth; modified into ashtray by addition of copper stand & a cigarette rest inside mouth; single elaborate horn (other missing) 46 cm. long, 7 cm. wide at mouth