Mouth organ with 14 pipes in two rows and wooden mouth piece and air chamber towards the top. [FC 04/11/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Mouth organ with 14 pipes in two rows and wooden mouth piece and air chamber towards the top. [FC 04/11/2008]
Long description: Mouth organ with 14 pipes in two rows and wooden mouth piece and air chamber towards the top. Red and yellow strips of felt decorate the pipes and strings of black, white and yellow beads hang from the mouth piece. All the pipes have finger holes. [FC 04/11/2008]
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Myittha
Cultural groups: Pa-O (Taungthu Karen (Kayin)); Karen; Kayin
Person: Field collector J.L. Dempster; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected: 1893
Acquisition information: Donated: 05/1894
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Reed Plant, Material Textile, Material Bead, Material Felt Wool Textile Animal, Material Resin Plant, Process Perforated, Process Turned, Process Decorated, Process Bound, Process Woven, Process Tied
Dimensions: Width 150 mm, Diameter 10 mm mouth hole, Length 2300 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1894.27.27

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