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Goblet drum (thon mahori)

early 20th century
Object PlaceThailand
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, mother-of-pearl, ivory, calfskin
DimensionsHeight 37.6 cm, diameter 24.6 cm (Height 14 13/16 in., diameter 9 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Accession number2004.407
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1993, likely acquired with the assistance of François Duhau de Bérenx, Bangkok, by Doris Duke (1912-1993), Somerset County, New Jersey; 1993, by inheritance to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New York; 2004, gift of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 23, 2004)
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