Khomus (composition)

Burtsev German Gavrilievich - Keremen Uus, Ust'-Aldanskiy region, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). 1945. Steel, mammoth bone, birch wart, birch bark, stain, glue. Hammer-work, carving, sanding, buffing, engraving. Size of khomuses: Khomus №1: body length - 9,1 cm, ring width - 3,6 cm, reed length - 9,1 cm, reed top - 1,9 cm. Khomus №2: body length - 10,4 cm, ring width - 3,8 cm, reed length - 10,5 cm, reed top - 2 cm. Khomus №3: body length - 10,5 cm, ring width - 3,8 cm, reed length - 10,1 cm, reed top - 2 cm.