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Arched harp (saùng-gauk)

mid-19th century
Object PlaceSouthern Burma
Medium/TechniquePadauk wood, sha wood, glass, deerskin, cotton cord
DimensionsLength 81.0 cm, width 16.0 cm, height 66.0 cm (Length 31 7/8 in., width 6 5/16 in., height 26 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number1992.5
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On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1992, sold by Tony Bingham, London, England, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1992)