Musical Instrument Item Number: B120 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bamboo tube engraved by thin wire geometric bands. Has a crown-shaped end. Long, heavy brass wire is secured to the bamboo near the crown-shaped end.
Item History
- Made in Kalimantan, Indonesia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Musical Instrument
- Identification Number
- B120
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- bamboo grass and brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and engraved
- Overall
- height 40.5 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Murut
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kalimantan, Indonesia
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
- 2191/0324