Stringed Musical Instrument Item Number: B499 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A thin brown piece that has a long tongue attached at one end. The piece is slightly rounded with one rounded end and one pointed end. There is a toggle at one end and a loop at the other with another rod.
Narrative
Collected by Colonel A.C. Fisher, great grandfather of the donors, while in China from 1886 to 1897.
Item History
- Made in Indonesia
- Collected between 1886 and 1897
- Owned by A. C. Fisher
- Owned by Marjorie E. Macbean and Mrs. C. P. Macbean before March 17, 1965
- Received from Mrs. C. P. Macbean (Donor) and Marjorie E. Macbean (Donor) on March 17, 1965
What
- Name
- Stringed Musical Instrument
- Identification Number
- B499
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- bamboo grass and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and twisted
- Overall
- height 1.3 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 0.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Western Indonesian
- Previous Owner
- A. C. Fisher, Marjorie E. Macbean and Mrs. C. P. Macbean
- Received from
- Mrs. C. P. Macbean (Donor) and Marjorie E. Macbean (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1886 and 1897
- Ownership Date
- before March 17, 1965
- Acquisition Date
- on March 17, 1965
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0108/0015