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Stringed Musical InstrumentB196 a-c

Erhu-like two-stringed wooden instrument with a sound box (part b) made from half a coconut shell and two drop-shaped tuning pegs (strings and membrane are missing). Wooden bow (part c) is strung with coarse hair. Underside of sound box is pierced with a simple design.

Culture
Malay ?
Material
hair, wood, bamboo grass and coconut nutshell
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentB194 a-e

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.

Culture
Malay
Material
hair, bamboo grass, wood and lizard skin
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB188 a-b

Round coiled basket (part a) and lid (part b) with braided fibre strand attached to the middle of the top of the lid. Faded green and purple vertical lines overall. Basket tapers slightly at the bottom. Lid is slightly dome-shaped.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
fibre and grass
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScalesB461 a-d

Scales with weight and case. A wood violin-shaped case (part a) which pivots on a metal rivet and has a woven bark (?) band near the end of the handle. An ivory beam (part d) with black markings and red tassels on black thread, attached to which, there is a shallow metal scaling dish (part b). Decoratively bell-like-shaped brass weight (part c) has black thread strung through it.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
ivory, wood, brass metal and fibre
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cigarette PaperB460

Cigarette paper composed of segments of grass that are cut to the same length.

Culture
Malay
Material
grass
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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