Accession No

Z 33865 A.B


Description

Musical Instrument (chordophone) consisting of the flower spathe of a palm ('upih') stretched over a pot shaped hole in the ground, over which a cord is highly stretched.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Selangor; Kuala Langat District


Period


Source

Annandale, Thomas Nelson [?collector]; Skeat, Walter William [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 33865 A.B; Skeat II: 147


Cultural Affliation


Material


Local Term

gandang Batak


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Card reads: " ?Patesi" Called ' gandang Batak' , or the Batak drum; Collected by: Skeat.W.W
Event Date 6/1/1987
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Primitive musical instrument, consisting of the flower spathe of a palm (' upih') stretched over a pot shaped hole in the ground, over which a cord is highly stretched
Event Date 6/1/1987
Author: maa


FM:77802

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