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Woodwind instrument

Woodwind instrument
(Shehnai)
(c. 1880)

Medium
wood, paint, metal (wire), bamboo, cotton (thread), string
Measurements
33.5 × 3.5 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
India
Inscription
inscribed (inverted) in pen and ink on adhesive paper label l.c.: 37
Accession Number
337-D1A
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented from the Melbourne International Exhibition 1880-1 by the Rajah Surendra Mohun Tagore, Mus. Doc; Companion for the Order for the Indian Empire; Founder & President, Bengal Music School, 1881
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Gallery location
Not on display