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1914.53.4

Primitive clarinet, katsambouna, without stops. Reed up-cut towards head.

1914.53.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Primitive clarinet, katsambouna, without stops. Reed up-cut towards head.
Geographical reference
Cyprus
Asia > Western Asia > Cyprus
Akanthou
Cultural groups
Turkish Cypriot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914 Date made: 1900-1914
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 11/1919
Materials and processes
Material Reed Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 167 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.53.4
Associated publications
The Museum's collection of Cypriot ethnography is listed in catalogue form in Cypriot Ethnography Collections in British Museums, by Eleni Papademetriou (Nicosia: Cultural Services, Ministry of Education and Culture, 2000), pp. 126-33. This item is listed on page 132 as no. 30: '30. Clarinet (katsampouna). Primitive without stops; Turkish-Ananthou, early 20th century. Donated by K. H. Dudley Buxton, Nov. 1914.' [JC 5 7 2001]

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