Guitar

97-122-363

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 97-122-363
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Snakeskin | Metal | Ivory
Description

Double snakeskin headed body of dark brown wood. Metal rim between head and body long dark wood neck and head curved into scroll at end. Ivory nut tied on. Three tapering hexagonal pegs, one missing. No strings attached. Thickness of head 7cm. Poor condition, head detached from neck, snakeskin split.

Length 85 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-122-110 - Old Loan Number | unknown - ANSP Number | C-183 - Seder Number | 97-122-110 - Other Number

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