Giant mouth organ

Museum number:
9-10822
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Accession number:
Acc.2682
Description:
Mouth-organ; bamboo reeds; 5 small and one large vertical pipes inserted through tapered mouth piece, bound with bamboo strips; pipes held vertically; every adult male owns one. Pipes originally connected by cord to mouthpiece.
Donor:
Thomas Amis Lyman
Collection place:
Thailand
Culture or time period:
Thai
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mouth organs
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Giant mouth organ, accession number 9-10822, described as Mouth-organ; bamboo reeds; 5 small and one large vertical pipes inserted through tapered mouth piece, bound with bamboo strips; pipes held vertically; every adult male owns one. Pipes originally connected by cord to mouthpiece.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Giant mouth organ, accession number 9-10822, described as Mouth-organ; bamboo reeds; 5 small and one large vertical pipes inserted through tapered mouth piece, bound with bamboo strips; pipes held vertically; every adult male owns one. Pipes originally connected by cord to mouthpiece.

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