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U04 :: Ritualernas musik – tibetanska musikinstrument

Object description

Tibetanska ritualer, i templen eller hemmen, utgör en förening av syn- och ljudintryck, av dofter och smaker. Laman och hans munkar reciterar texter i en sjungande form med djupa röster. Från altaret sprider sig dofterna av rökelse och smörlampor. Ångande smörte hälls i munkarnas medförda skålar. Ett antal av dem hanterar musikinstrument, som med kraft avgränsar reciterandet. Stora trummor och väldiga trumpeter, cymbaler och skalmejor. Här finns några av dessa instrument utställda.

Sven Hedin kom tidigt i sin karriär i kontakt med den nordliga, tibetanska buddhismen, för vilken han uppenbarligen hyste sympatier. Under hans sista stora expedition 1927-35 hade han flera medarbetare som fick ägna sig åt att studera och dokumentera buddhismens materiella kultur. Ett sammanhållande projekt var att skaffa ett par kopior av tempel, fullt utrusta dem och visa upp dem för den västerländska publiken. Det ledde till en omfattande insamling av buddhistiska föremål.

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U04

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U04

Titel

Ritualernas musik – tibetanska musikinstrument

Titel, engelska

The Music of Rituals - Tibetan Musical Instruments

Beskrivning

Beskrivning - engelska

Tibetan rituals, in temples or homes, are a merging of sights and sounds, of smells and tastes. The lama and his monks recite texts in a form of deep-voiced singing. From the altar spreads the scent of incense and butter lamps. Steaming butter tea is poured into the monks' carried bowls. A number of them handle musical instruments, which powerfully demarcate the chanting. Large drums and mighty trumpets, cymbals and shawms. Here, some of these instruments are exhibited.

Early in his career, Sven Hedin came into contact with the northern, Tibetan Buddhism, with which he obviously sympathised. During his last large expedition of 1927-35, he had several colleagues who were able to devote themselves to studying and documenting Buddhism's material culture. A shared project was to obtain two or three copies of the temple, fully furnish them, and display them for a Western audience. This led to an extensive collection of Buddhist artefacts.

Belongs to Del av utställning

Magasinet - U :: En insamling - ett lagarbete

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