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Stringed Musical InstrumentK4.265

Lyre-like instrument. Wood bowl sound chamber covered with snake or lizard skin. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are three strings are wound around along with goat hair and strings of multi-coloured beads. (Something loose is inside the sound chamber.)

Culture
East African
Material
goat skin, goat hair, metal ?, glass, snake skin and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentB521

A thin metal piece that has a tongue at one end. The handle has a crown-like finial on a short molded column.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
brass metal
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentB520

A thin metal piece that has a tongue at one end. The handle has a design consisting of "stacked" triangles with a lozenge in the middle and a pierced flower-like finial.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
brass metal
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Percussion Musical InstrumentB133

Skin stretched over a turned dark brown wood base that has a hollow, upward flaring, circular shape. Discs of shim brass create more sounds. Skin edged with tape and nailed.

Culture
Malay
Material
wood, skin, rattan, adhesive, fibre and brass metal
Made in
Brunei
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentB499

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.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentB241

Large, lute-like wooden instrument with a solid front and a hollow, open back. An ornately carved neck with two holes at the top rises from the body. Strings and tuning pegs are missing.

Culture
Kayan
Material
wood
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Percussion Musical InstrumentB551

Form of double-headed fish with brass discs in mouths and a ring handle in the center. Jingles made of thin brass plates inserted into the wooden body. Silver paint is applied at the base of the handle and in the eyes of the fish.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
wood and brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Percussion Musical InstrumentB550

Form of double-headed fish with brass discs in mouths and ring handle in the centre. Jingles made of thin brass plates inserted into the wooden body. Silver paint is applied at the base of the handle and in the eyes of the fish.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal, wood and paint
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Musical InstrumentB120

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.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass and brass metal
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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