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Donor Name:
Tae-Soon Ch'oe  Search this
Object Type:
Dulcimer
Place:
Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, Asia
Accession Date:
7 Apr 1988
Collection Date:
N/A
Notes:
(1/4) Chordophone. Flat, hollow, and trapezoidal box made of wood with lid (2/4). Fourteen groups of four thin wire strings are stretched across the box over and beneath two diagonal bridges. A piece is broken off of one bridge. Played with a thin bamboo stick (3/4). One separate brass tuning key (4/4). The dulcimer is used in chamber music ensembles.
Record Last Modified:
13 May 2019
Specimen Count:
4
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
356618
USNM Number:
E423553-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3be9fb750-0fb2-4a17-ae16-b1fa63c94cda
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8456596