Jew’s harp

Museum number:

9-17631a,b

Permalink:

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Accession number:

Acc.4065

Description:

(a) Mouth harp, bamboo; flat with separated flexible center; two strings attached, one of which has a small bamboo twig attached at the end. Accompanied by directions in Japanese (kept with object) Length 16 cm. (b) Directions for harp.

Donor:

Geoffrey C. Brown

Collection place:

Hokkaidō Prefecture, Hokkaido, Japan

Verbatim coll. place:

Japan, Hokkaido, Shiraw; Ainu

Culture or time period:

Ainu

Collector:

Geoffrey C. Brown

Materials:

Bamboo (material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Jew's harps

Function:

5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments

Context of use:

Used as a musical instrument. Cost was 300 yen.

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

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