Stringed Instrument
P773
From: Borneo | Sarawak
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P773 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Melanau |
| Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Skin | Brass | Cloth | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Musical, two strings. Gambus. Oblong body, short neck, small nails in pairs along the sides. Holes punched in the shape of two crosses. Top of the neck is carved. The body is covered in skin and kept in place with brass tacks. Piece of wood extends down from the body till a point. |
| Length | 77.5 cm |
| Width | 16 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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