Stringed Instrument
87-1-3
From: Java | West Java | Cikeusik
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kecapi |
| Object Number | 87-1-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baduy |
| Provenience | Java | West Java | Cikeusik |
| Date Made | 1986 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Metal | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Stringed instrument (kecapi). Rectangular wooden box with slit on bottom. Eleven metal strings, with bridges, tuning pegs. Cord for suspension. Played by young unmarried men at night to woo young women. |
| Height | 10 cm |
| Length | 62.5 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lukman Hakim, 1987 |
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