Arched harp (saùng-gauk)

mid-19th century

Object Place: Southern Burma

Medium/Technique Padauk wood, sha wood, glass, deerskin, cotton cord

Dimensions Length 81.0 cm, width 16.0 cm, height 66.0 cm (Length 31 7/8 in., width 6 5/16 in., height 26 in.)

Credit Line Samuel Putnam Avery Fund

Accession Number1992.5

Provenance1992, sold by Tony Bingham, London, England, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1992)

Ah Chit Yay (Oh, My Sweetheart!), early 1900s

Traditional

Performed by Zaw Win Maung on a saùng gauk, made in Myanmar, late 20th century