Thighbone trumpet, from an assembled set of items used in Severance (Chöd) Practice

Object Details

Collection

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room (March 12, 2022 - ongoing)

Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)

The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 13, 2010 to November 27, 2016)

Credit Line

The Alice S. Kandell Collection

19th century

Accession Number

S2015.28.12.1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Musical Instrument

Medium

Human bone (femur), leather, pigments; silver with coral and turquoise insets, and silk

Dimensions

H x W x D: 32.5 × 7.3 × 6.5 cm (12 13/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 9/16 in)

Origin

Central or Eastern Tibet

On View

Sackler Gallery 26a: The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic

bone

Buddhism

tantra

Tibet

South Asian and Himalayan Art

Alice S. Kandell Collection

Record ID

fsg_S2015.28.12.1

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f8af4fd9-339e-4235-8eab-bd05b2e5012a