Lisu or Lahu (gourd mouth-organ)

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Alternative Title

Lisu (or Lahu ?).

Instrument

Mouth organ

Instrument Family

Wind

Place Made

Asia; Thailand

Date Made

1989 or earlier

Description

Technical description: Free-reed mouth organ with 5 pipes.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Purchased by donor in a Northern Thai hill village c October 1989; donor has recordings and photographs of thei instrument being played.

Notes

A. Myers

Provenance

Gift of Geoffrey Samuel, 1996.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3672

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