121.221 (Single) heteroglot guimbardes

Murchaṅgā heteroglot trump (jew’s harp) made by Biurson Visnu Karma of Kamigau, Gorkha Bajar in 1978. Iron. There is a sound recording of him playing this instrument in 1987 in the British Library: Material type – AUDIO, reference C1465/22. B/W photos by Carol Tingey in British Library: Reel no. 4/Images 23-24 /Date 1987-05-01/Biurson Visnu Karma playing the murchanga. Colour photo reel no. 21.

There is a sound recording of the maker, Biurson Visnu Karma, playing this instrument in 1987, as well as colour and monochrome images of him in the British Library. These audio visual materials were created by the collector, Carol Tingey, when she was working in Nepal in the 1980s. (Reference Material type – AUDIO, reference C1465/22. B/W photos: Library: Reel no. 4/Images 23-24 /Date 1987-05-01/Biurson Visnu Karma playing the murchanga. Colour photo reel no. 21.)

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MUSEUM NUMBER
2019.126
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 94 mm x 24 mm
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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