INDIAN

Woodwind instrument
(Shehnai)
(c. 1880)

Medium

wood, paint, metal (wire), bamboo, cotton (thread), string

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

Artwork Details

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 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
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

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Not on display

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INDIAN

Woodwind instrument
(Shehnai)
(c. 1880)