Donor Name:

Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Royal Siamese Commission  Search this

Culture:

Siamese  Search this

Object Type:

Guitar

Place:

Thailand, Asia

Accession Date:

1876

Notes:

FROM CARD: "THE BODY IS ALMOST CIRCULAR WITH VERTICAL SIDES, A HEAVY FLAT BACK AND BELLY. IT HAS A LONG NECK WITH FOUR LONG IVORY TUNING PEGS, TWO ON EACH SIDE AND SET DIAGONALLY SO THAT THE FOUR ARE LIKE THE ARMS OF THE LETTER X. IT HAS FOUR SILK STRINGS. THEY ALL CENTER A NARROW SLOT IN THE NECK AND PASS TO THE PEG BOX. THEY ARE TUNED IN PAIRS AND PASS OVER A HIGH NUT AND FOURTEEN FRETS, THE LOWER THREE OF WHICH ARE ONLY UNDER ONE PAIR OF STRINGS. THE HOLD FAST AND BRIDGE ARE COMBINED AND ARE FASTENED TO THE BELLY. PLAYED WITH A HORN PLECTRUM."

Record Last Modified:

16 May 2017

Specimen Count:

4

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

005318

USNM Number:

E27310-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/372f5c59f-733c-4c8b-81fe-2765db886537

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8379309