Accession No
1977.283
Description
Musical instrument (stringed), a necked bowl-lute with four silk strings. Body and neck carved from a single block of wood.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur
Period
Source
Potts, Mary (Mrs); Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland (Dr) [collector and vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1977.283; 329 [Picken No.]; 321.321
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Horn; Silk; Bamboo; Bone
Local Term
Piba
Measurements
305mm x 160mm x 990mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Card has the following entries: " Possibly made in Kuala Lumpur" : " See album for note on prices paid and duty" : " 321.321 - numbered 329" Collected by: Picken.Dr.L.E.R in 1964; Ref. Plate: X : 4
Event Date 24/2/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
A necked bowl-lute with four strings. Body and neck carved from a single block of wood; peg-box separate; table of wood; bridge of horn. One small sound hole beneath bridge. Twelve frets (' xiang') on body, in addition to normal four frets (' pin')on neck
Event Date 24/2/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Only two strings found on object. Oblong dark wooden plectrum found loose in bottom of the box. It is unclear if this is to go with 1977.283 or part of 1977.285, as a bag with accessories for the latter was mistakenly placed in this box. As the plectrum was not found in the bag it has been kept with 1977.283 in this box.
Event Date 10/5/2017
Author: Remke Velden
FM:79906
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