TIBETAN BUDDHIST VINT DBANG DUNG CEREMONIAL BRASS & COPPER DRAGON HORN, W/CHAIN

Description

SCARCE
EARLY
to
MID-20TH CENTURY
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VINTAGE
BUDDHIST
'DBANG DUNG'
FIGURATIVE CEREMONIAL BRASS
&
COPPER HORN
or
TRUMPET, FEATURING SLITHERING IMAGE
of
FIRE-BREATHING
DRAGON,
with
TONGUE
OUT & EMBOSSED, HIGHLY DECORATIVE
BRASS
SECTIONS
&
ORIGINAL METAL
LINK CHAIN,
with
REMNANTS
of
TIED RED
NYLON RIBBON
[Featuring head of the
sea dragon '
Makara']
(Circa 1930-1955)
Vintage
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ceremonial
Dbang Dung
hand tooled, decorative, ornamental
Buddhist
brass
& copper horns
DIMENSIONS:
19 1⁄4" Length x 4" Height x 2
1⁄2" Depth
Weight:
Approximately 1 lb.
DESCRIPTION:
Offered for your review and consideration is this very interesting and completely original, authentic,
early to mid-20th century
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vintage
Buddhist
'Dbang Dung'
copper and embossed brass, figurative, ornamental ceremonial horn or trumpet, featuring the
sea dragon
'Makara.'
It has a curvilinear, graduated hollow form, with both complimentary brass and copper metals. The copper is smooth and welded together along a seam, to compose the horn's tubular form. Highly decorative, ornate, raised, bas-relief brass sections accentuate the ends and middle of this exciting, compelling cultural artifact from the
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people and an instrument used in ceremonial
Buddhist
rituals and celebrations. The horn displays time-honored, ancestral design, hand-tooling and hand decoration. Prominently featured is the head of the mythological sea dragon named
'Makara,'
with an open mouth and two-halved copper tongue, protruding conspicuously from its mouth. A great
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Buddhist
cultural artifact in well preserved vintage condition. Absolutely beautiful. Outstanding.
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall vintage condition.