COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.89.4.300
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MMA_.89.4.300
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Southeast Asian; Thai
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Asian; Southeast Asian; Thai
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Thai
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Thai
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
So Sam Sai with Ivory Pegbox and Spike
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So Sam Sai with Ivory Pegbox and Spike
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
19th century
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19th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1800
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1800
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1899
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1899
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Ivory, silk, coconut, hide, cloth
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Ivory, silk, coconut, hide, cloth
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Chordophone/bowed
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Chordophone/bowed
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
L. 46 in. (116.7 cm); W. of body 6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.5 cm); L. of bowl 28 in. (71.1 cm)
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L. 46 in. (116.7 cm); W. of body 6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.5 cm); L. of bowl 28 in. (71.1 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
89.4.300
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89.4.300
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
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The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The body is made from a halved, triangular-shaped coconut with three bulges on its back. Skin covers the front of the instrument and strings attach to the pegs internally. Played in a vertical position with the spike resting on the ground, it either provides vocal accompaniment, is played solo, or is used in the Thai mahori ensemble, when singers are included.
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<P>The body is made from a halved, triangular-shaped coconut with three bulges on its back. Skin covers the front of the instrument and strings attach to the pegs internally. Played in a vertical position with the spike resting on the ground, it either provides vocal accompaniment, is played solo, or is used in the Thai mahori ensemble, when singers are included.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.mi89.4.300.R.tif
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MMA_.mi89.4.300.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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