Virtual Museum of Boha - Instrument decorations

Click on the image to choose a category of decorations or a technical sheet

Woodcut

gravure

Engraving is used
on the chanter (Pihet),
the stumps and the blowpipe.
It represents geometric figures,
surnames
and / or place names

Polychrome engraving

cire

Polychromy is used
to decorate the Pihet
by making geometric figures
and / or
symbols
figurative to decipher

Tin

incrustation-étain

It is used
on wooden parts
to make traditional geometric figures.
It is also used to strengthen
the more fragile ends

Materials

matériaux

Tin or lead,
Indian ink
or simply school ink,
wax or paste
to seal barrels
or wood?

Techniques

techniques

For each type of decoration
and depending on the materials,
we offer you
fact sheets on the
techniques that we have
reconstructed and tested