Tayàw

late 19th century

Not on view

Also called the thro, the Burmese violin illustrates how local musicians adapted ideas introduced by the French in the early 18th century and later by the British. European instruments including the piano were assimilated into existing musical practices, replacing or coexisting with traditional forms. The three-stringed tayàw is played vertically supported by its spike.

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Title: Tayàw
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Culture: Burmese
Medium: Wood, twine
Dimensions: L. 30 in., Bow 20 in.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2108
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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