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1922.56.26

Lute made of wood with long slender neck, three pegs and snake skin double membrane. Strings missing. [FC 5/11/2008]


1922.56.26

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lute made of wood with long slender neck, three pegs and snake skin double membrane. Strings missing. [FC 5/11/2008]
Cultural groups
Chinese
Person
Field collector G.O. Hillier
PRM source Francis Howe Seymour Knowles
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1922
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Lizard Skin Reptile, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carpentered, Process Stretched, Process Perforated, Process Inlaid, Process Glued
Dimensions
Length x Width x Depth: max 1155 x 174 x 88 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.56.26

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lute