Donor Name:

Chinese Centennial Commission  Search this

Culture:

Chinese  Search this

Object Type:

Psaltery

Place:

China, Asia

Accession Date:

1882

Notes:

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BULL. 136, USNM, PL. 33-A, P. 146. A KIND OF LUTE, OF WOOD MOUNTED WITH BONE. SIXTEEN STRINGS OF BRASS. AN ANCIENT STRINGED INSTRUMENT CLOSELY RELATED TO THE KIN. "THE CHINESE HAVE SEVERAL FORMS OF TCHE. THOSE USED IN FORMER TIMES HAD NOT THE LARGE TURNING-PEGS FOUND ON THE PRESENT SPECIMEN, AND HAD FEWER STRING." - ENGEL. SEE N. M. CAT. 94,924 DYAK CHICIAPI SEE 96,643 "ENGEL, P. 182. MAHILLON, VOL. 1, P. 189, NO. 150, CHE."

Record Last Modified:

14 Nov 2016

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

005892

USNM Number:

E54024-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37a513fc1-c8f2-42d2-9b55-5ec54f5c1edc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8468256