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"nhị"

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The turned wooden body is essentially tubular in shape and widens considerably towards the lower end. It is open at the bottom and has a glued-on reptile leather top. The wooden string carrier ("spike") is inserted diametrically through the upper third of the body and secured by an attached ivory frog, which also serves as a tailpiece. The tailpiece is curved backwards at its end and has an octagonal or square cross-section. There are holes for two (rear?) pegs, the pegs are missing. Remains of two twisted gut strings are present. Explanatory notes on the instrument: also spit violin; einh. Name: nhị (North Vietnam, formerly Tonking) cō (South Vietnam, formerly Cochinchina), bow and violin are never separated.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 87 cm
Diameter: 6 cm
Depth: 13,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Ivory , Leather (reptile)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 7463 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    North Vietnam
    Hainhon
  • Collecting
    who
    W. Schriever - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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