Name of Instrument: Turkish crescent

Maker / Brand:

Stearns Catalog #: 0256

Country of Origin: Italy

Region of Origin: Europe

Instrument Category: Idiophone

Date of Fabrication:

Location: IDI L 1

Description: This 47 cm steel rod--set in a black wooden handle and decorated with a brass ball near the top--carries a brass crescent surmounted by a bell-shaped ornament. Four very small pellet bells hang from the crescent and four additional pellet bells hang (one missing) from the larger bell-shaped ornament. Also attached are two "horsetails". See Stearns #0257 & #0259.

Research: Prof. James M. Borders