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Description: | The rkang-gling is a short trumpet associated with Tibetan Buddhism. Most examples are made of metal and are played in pairs, like other wind instruments in the Tibetan monastery band. One of their functions is to announce the appearance of the dancers in ‘cham, ritual dances.
Rkang-gling, end-blown trumpet. The conical copper pipe is upcurved in profile. Four embossed brass mounts, two of which are at the rims and a plaque on the upper surface near the bell. The mouthpiece cup is within the bore of the instrument and connects directly to the rim ferrule. The third mount from the mouthpiece is large and represents the head of a sea serpent (chu-srin or makara), with the bell emanating from its open mouth. Asymmetric teardrop shaped holes on the sides of the instrument near the bell have brass surrounds, which are connected to the bell rim. The trumpet is one of a pair with MT204-1998. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | copper brass trumpets rkang-glings | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-12770 |
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