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So duang; spike fiddle

So duang, spike fiddle. The slightly bulbous wooden resonator covered with a snakeskin soundtable, and open at the back. The reflexed head, two pegs, neck and resonator varnished a golden colour. Two gut strings.

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  • Materials:animal fibre, skin, wood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.313-71
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 775 x 207 x 75 mm