Guitar
82-7-157
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Phin | พิน |
| Object Number | 82-7-157 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi |
| Site Name | Ban Bun Mi | บ้านบุญมี |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Mai Maak Lueam | Wood |
| Subject | Musical Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A guitar made of rough wood with an oval body, three strings, three pegs, and a straight neck with four frets (approximately five frets appear to have broken off). A guitar like this would have been used at a party and to play Northeastern Thai-style music (Mo Lam-หมอลำ). |
| Height | 5.5 cm |
| Length | 89 cm |
| Width | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 242 - Field Number |
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