Collector: Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia / Function: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Drone, accession number 9-11830, described as Drone; stringed drone; large black-painted gourd with skin sounding board and two wire strings; stem banded with brass, two wood tuning knobs; pith bridge; length: 1.35 m.

Hearst Museum object titled Flute, accession number 9-12072, described as Flute, bamboo; red-brown stained bamboo flute with 5 stops; 2 spurs; length 81 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Scale part, accession number 9-13629a-d, described as Balance; a - beam ivory, 32 cm long; b - pan, brass, diam. 6.5 cm; c - weight, brass, 2.5 cm; d - case, bamboo, fiddle shape, some worm damage, 35 cm long; two red tassels. China, Hong Kong ("allegedly picked up in New Territories") native name: Ten-ping - balance; Lie-tang - 1/100 tael scale Materials: Ivory, brass, silk, cotton, bamboo For weighing small amounts of jewelry, drugs, etc. Weight is slid along marked bean, each dot signifying a unit. Red tassels affect balance as well. Made by men - not a hereditary craft. Unity of measure is 1/100 tael; usually go up to 8 taels or 1/2 a catty - slightly more than 8 ounces. Purchased in curio/second hand shop.