Object Details
- Donor Name
- Edward H. Smith Jr.
- Stringed musical instrument. Neck of carved wood with 4 tuning pegs, no frets. Top decorated with carving of bird (peacock?) standing over a cobra. Brass tacks used for eyes as well as for adornment on instrument. Anchor-shaped sound box, covered with skin. Detailed floral carving in contrasting black and natural wood on back. Has 4 strings (broken). Wooden bow.
- Record Last Modified
- 13 May 2019
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Accession Date
- 10 Aug 1989
- Accession Number
- 361230
- USNM Number
- E431890-0
- Object Type
- Stringed Instrument
- Length
- 84 cm
- Width
- 16.5 cm
- Height
- 11 cm
- Place
- Bangladesh, Asia
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8549846
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3218f9680-1c09-4533-ba4f-c0a8a0f2518f
