Brass horn

Museum number:
9-10943
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090010943
Alternate number:
301 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Horn,brass;simple construction,no valves or separate mouthpiece; Length 72.5 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Varanasi (city), Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Verbatim coll. place:
India,Uttar Pradesh,; Benares
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical instruments
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used by men to provide music during temple ceremonies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 72.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975), S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975), S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977), S1985-1986 #36: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (May 5, 1986–June 15, 1987), and S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Brass horn, accession number 9-10943, described as Horn,brass;simple construction,no valves or separate mouthpiece; Length 72.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Brass horn, accession number 9-10943, described as Horn,brass;simple construction,no valves or separate mouthpiece; Length 72.5 cm.

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