Oboe

2014-13-47

From: Libya | Tripoli (Libya)

Curatorial Section: African

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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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