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Object Number 04-19-70/63107
Display Title Hasapi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Hasapi
Object Description Hasapi. Boat-shaped plucked lute; handle, soundboard, foot and bridge cut from one single piece of wood; back of resonator has three sound holes carved in decorative shapes; five pegs on fingerboard.
Inventory Description String instrument, carved wood, six conical pegs on neck, upturned ends
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Additional Geographic Terms Miri River District
Dimensions Overall: 85 x 10.6 x 7 cm (33 7/16 x 4 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63107; P/772
Provenance
Collector Dr. William H. Furness, III
Collector Mr. Hose
Collector Alfred Craven Harrison Jr.
Collector H. M. Miller

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