Dung-chen

Description

Dung-chen (trumpet) of copper, one of pair, ornamented with chased brass mounts, used in Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies: India, Ladakh, Leh, Spituk Monastery, Tibetan, late 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1907.379

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Dung-chen, Trumpet

Production information

Spituk Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Copper, Brass

Physical description

Copper; ornamented with chased brass

Associations

Le Mesurier Collection

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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