Oboe
2014-13-47
From: Libya | Tripoli (Libya)
Curatorial Section: African
Native Name | Zamr (uncertain) |
Object Number | 2014-13-47 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Libya | Tripoli (Libya) |
Culture Area | North Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Metal |
Description | Zamr? A conical oboe with 7 frontal and one dorsal stop. 7 sound perforations in the bell. Noteworthy is a clothespin-shaped insert in the proximial end of the tube which by rotation can close off the uppermost frontal stop. Metal tube for reed. |
Length | 30.2 cm |
Width | 7.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
Other Number | 114? - Franklin Institute Number | L-222-47 - Old Loan Number | A-335 - Seder Number |
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