Pūngī (double clarinet)

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Alternative Title

PūngĪ. ; double clarinet

Instrument

double clarinet with wind cap/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; double clarinet with wind cap

Instrument Family

Wind

Place Made

Asia ; India

Date Made

Probably 19th century

Description

Technical description: Gourd wind chamber; two bamboo pipes; eight finger-holes in right-hand pipe, three on left-hand pipe; double clarinet with reeds encased in a gourd. Pipe length: 190mm. Gourd circumference: 275mm. Overall size: 395mm. Clay mixture fastening pipes to gourd badly cracked and pipes loose. General usage of type: The snake charmer's instrument. Used for dance music also. General literature references: Malm 1977, p.114.

Other Information

General usage of type: The snake-charmer's instrument. Used for dance music also.

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1993.

Measurements

395.

Provenance

Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983.

Collection

MIMEd ; Glen Collection

Accession Number

0376