Flute "kandeling" · Tibet · ID: 3042199
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
collected in 1978Size
L: 31 cm
L: 12.2 inch
Description
tighbone, brown patina, semi-precious stones, partly wrapped in elaborately ornamented metal sheet, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
literally translated as “leg” (kang) “flute” (ling), is the Tibetan name for a trumpet or horn made out of a human tighbone, used in Tibetan Buddhism for various rituals as well as funerals. The femur of a criminal or a person who died a violent death is preferred. Alternatively, the tighbone of a respected teacher may be used.