Mouth Organ
58-5-1
From: Bangladesh | Renikyoung
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Plung |
Object Number | 58-5-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mro |
Provenience | Bangladesh | Renikyoung |
Locus | c. 10-15 miles S. of Bendarban |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Gourd | Reed (plant) |
Description | Plung or plung kee, mouth organ. The instrument has a gourd base with a single reed mouthpiece and a double and a triple group of reed pipes of varying length. This is topped by bamboo sections stained with red pigment in two cases with two other pipes which are natural in color and the last is stained green. |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1958 |
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