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Gourd musical instrument
Gourd musical instrument
Gourd musical instrument
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Gourd musical instrument

NameWind Instrument, Musical
CultureKhmer Loer (Montagnards); Kmer Loer (Montagnards)
DateEarly 20th C.
Place madeCentral Highlands, CAMBODIA, CAMBODIA, Southeast Asia, ASIA
Mediumgourd, bamboo
DimensionsOverall: 32 5/16 x 12 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (82 x 32 x 15.5 cm)
Object numberA.1999.26.13
DescriptionLarge gourd has one end as a mouthpiece; five hollow bamboo tubes are inserted through gourd. Small holes incised in tubes, which are of different lengths.
Mate cup and bombilla
Artist unrecorded
Early 20th century
Mate cup and bombilla
Sergio Fiorentino
2011
Musical Instruments.
Bernardino, Cruz and Castro Gastello
1987
Sakare
1963
Gourd container
Collected 1961-1962
Mate set
Sergio Fiorentino
2011
Old Man (Viejo) Costume.
1987