Stringed Instrument
P769
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P769 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kayan |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Peel |
| Description | Musical. Sapei. Two strings. Long, oblong wooden body with squared end and hollowed out back. Short neck at other end. Elaborate carving of animal extending from peg box. One lateral wooden peg. Engraving along the bottom. No strings. Repaired made along one side. |
| Height | 6 cm |
| Length | 86 cm |
| Width | 19 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
| Other Number | C-379 - Seder Number |
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