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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

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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

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

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