Object name: Musical instrument / Collection place: Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia / Function: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Musical instrument, accession number 18-1661, described as Musical instrument, stringed; paddle shaped pegs atop elongated neck; gourd sounding box, covered with python skin, with sounding holes at bottom, and incised zigzag design at rim; two steel strings attached to nail at top of tail piece. Said by collector to be old. Length 75.8 cm. Diameter (gourd) 15.0 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Musical instrument, accession number 18-1660, described as Musical instrument, stringed; scroll and pegs (for two steel strings) at top; gourd sounding box with sounding holes at bottom, covered with python skin; tail piece at bottom. Said to be old by collector. Length 66.5 cm. Diameter (gourd) 15.0 cm.