ANTIQUE C. 1890 TIBETAN TANTRIC KANGLING BONE TRUMPET
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Offered for bids is a EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF AN AUTHENTIC CIRCA 1890 ANTIQUE TIBETAN BONE SHAMAN KANGLING. This Kangling is NOT A TOURIST ITEM CARVED WITH DESIGNS ON ITS OUTSIDE OR COVERED WITH REPOUSE METAL, IT IS A TRUE RITUAL ITEM SIMPLE AND RITUALLY CORRECT Despite its age and use, the BONE IS STRONG AND SOUND, bone has GREAT DARK BROWN BLACK PATINA ON THE BONE AS SEEN IN THE PICS WHICH IS EXPECTED IN A 19TH CENTURY KANGLING AND ONLY ATTEST TO ITS AUTHENTICITY AND AGE, IT COMES WITH TWO WIDE OLD COPPER STRAPS WHICH ARE FUNCTIONAL AND PREVENT THE BONE FROM SPLITTING WHICH HAPPENS AS THE BONE AGES, AS EXPECTED IN SHAMAN KANGLINGS NO LEATHER COVER AND THE OPENINGS ARE ON THE SIDES. Sheen is consistent with age and use. The wooden bases in the PICS are not included in the auction, only the Kangling is for auction. This Kangling was acquired a from a very reputable source, a Tibetan Antiques Gallery in Austria called Oldrahu which specializes in Antique Buddhist items and is owned by Dr. Reinhardt Kapeller. All information on approximate age was provided by the gallery when acquired, he also advised that it came from Nepal. This Kangling measures a 11.5 inches long and 2 7/8 inches wide at the end, TWO VERY LARGE OVAL OPENINGS AT THE SIDES WHICH PROVIDES FOR A DEEP SOUND WHEN BLOWN, OLD COOPER MOUTH PIECE. Great POWERFUL ritual
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