Guitar
82-7-157
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Phin | พิน |
Object Number | 82-7-157 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Isaan |
Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi |
Site Name | Ban Bun Mi | บ้านบุญมี |
Date Made | 1900-1981 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Mai Maak Lueam | Wood |
Subject | Musical Tools and Equipment |
Description | A guitar made of rough wood with an oval body, three strings, three pegs, and a straight neck with four frets (approximately five frets appear to have broken off). A guitar like this would have been used at a party and to play Northeastern Thai-style music (Mo Lam-หมอลำ). |
Height | 5.5 cm |
Length | 89 cm |
Width | 22 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | 242 - Field Number |
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