Stringed Musical Instrument Item Number: B194 a-e from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Erhu-like two-stringed wooden instrument (a) with a bamboo sound box (b) covered with lizard skin and two drop-shaped tuning pegs (c-d) (strings are missing). Wooden bow (e) is strung with coarse hair.
Item History
- Made in Singapore 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
- B194 a-e
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- hair, bamboo grass, wood and lizard skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Part A
- height 44.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 10.5 cm
- Part E
- height 56.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Malay
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Singapore
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0388 a-e