Pastoral implement of clarinet type.

Collection type: Object
Description: Pastoral implement of clarinet type.
Long description: Pastoral implement of rude clarinet type, of curved goat's horn, cut off square and serrated lower end. Upper aperture diagonal with vibrating tongue of wood (damaged) fixed with iron wire running diagonally round horn in a groove. 3 Large finger stops. Horn engraved with several sets of initials, MMD., etc. and a longer inscription with the date 1876. Used by herdsmen and women in the mountains.
Geographical reference: Sweden
Europe > Northern Europe > Sweden; Dalarna (Dalecarlia) Lima
Cultural groups: Swedish
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: 1876
Date collected: 1900
Acquisition information: Donated: 1902
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Goat Horn Animal, Material Iron Metal, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 130 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1902.16.5

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