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1891.55.3

Fiddle made of hollowed bamboo cylinder cut off at a node at one end, two rattan strings, at one end passing each over a separate small bridge. [LKG 30/9/2008]

1891.55.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fiddle made of hollowed bamboo cylinder cut off at a node at one end, two rattan strings, at one end passing each over a separate small bridge. [LKG 30/9/2008]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Perak
Cultural groups
Semai
Person
Field collector Leonard Wray
PRM source Leonard Wray
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
By 1891
Acquisition information
Purchased: 11/1891
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Rattan Fibre Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Knotted, Process Tied, Process Glued
Dimensions
Length x Width 803 x 42 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1891.55.3

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Bowed Lute