Guitar

82-7-157

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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