Object class: Musical instruments / Loans: S1987-1988 #4: Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion (July 15, 1987–September 21, 1987) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 Drum, accession number 9-11145, described as Drum,ceremonial;wood,goat or lamb skin,stones;cloth handle; 25 cm diameter 12.7 cm. width According to Prof.Lewis Lancaster (UCB OrientLang), Two headed drum came to Tibet from 1 of the 8 Buddhist sects in India. Tomba Jaggar was said to be the preacher of the sect

Hearst Museum object titled Hand drum, accession number 9-5151, described as Hand drum (Damaru); hourglass-shaped; parts of two human calvaria joined together by wooden disk decorated by miniature skulls; green leather drum heads; diameter 5.25 inches; trailer of silk tassels, beads, etc.; length 29 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Thighbone trumpet, accession number 9-5272, described as Trumpet of lower 2/3 of rt.human femur (Kang-Dung);brass mouthpiece over proximal end; untanned leather sewn over distal end;l. 11.25 in.

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