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Thai, 20th century
Unknown
Undated

Classification: Chordophone

Credit Line: Anonymous gift

Accession Number: 4508.2003

Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Description

Two-stringed bowed fiddle, native to Thailand. A long wooden neck is attached to a coconut shell soundbox covered in cowskin. Like its smaller cousin the saw duang, it is played upright, resting between the legs.

Dimensions

Overall length: 79.9 cm

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Saw u

Saw u, By Unknown, Undated, Chordophone, Photo credit: Alex Contreras

Photo credit: Alex Contreras

Description

Two-stringed bowed fiddle, native to Thailand. A long wooden neck is attached to a coconut shell soundbox covered in cowskin. Like its smaller cousin the saw duang, it is played upright, resting between the legs.

Dimensions

Overall length: 79.9 cm

Thai, 20th century
Unknown
Undated

Classification: Chordophone

Credit Line: Anonymous gift

Accession Number: 4508.2003

Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Description

Two-stringed bowed fiddle, native to Thailand. A long wooden neck is attached to a coconut shell soundbox covered in cowskin. Like its smaller cousin the saw duang, it is played upright, resting between the legs.

Dimensions

Overall length: 79.9 cm

Images:
Image 1
Image 2
Image 3