2005.2.8 (Instrument)

Chinese "moon" guitar with four strings. Short neck with four wooden keys, 2 on each side. Neck connects to a round "pot" decorated with darker wooden carvings located on either side of the strings toward the neck. Soud board is snakeskin. Two different types of wood used, one dark and the other light in color. An ancient instrument that is used in the Chinese theatre, such as in K'un-chiang, Ern-huan

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