Stringed Musical Instrument Item Number: B117 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long strips of bamboo are cut from a bamboo tube and raised by small blocks of wood. An I-shaped slit is cut into the bamboo. There is a decorative tail piece. Red tassels decorate one end of the instrument.
Item History
- Made in Sarawak, Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Stringed Musical Instrument
- Identification Number
- B117
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- bamboo grass and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 44.3 cm, diameter 5.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Saduans
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sarawak, Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0321