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Kangling - Ritual trumpet made from a yak - bone - Nepal/Tibet - 20th century
No. 30204259
Kangling - Ritual trumpet made from a yak - bone - Nepal/Tibet - 20th century
Kangling, ritual Tibetan trumpet, made from a yak bone.
The tibetans shamans use this kind of trumpets during exorcism rituals.
Until a very recently period, a Kangling was still made from a human femur.
Today they are more made with yak or buffalo bones.
Origin: Tibet - current handicrafts made according to ancient tradition
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