Lot number 2667 - Auction 160
BURMESISCHE BOGENHARFE 'SAUNG GAUK'

BURMESE BOW HARP 'SAUNG GAUK' Myanmar (Burma), 20th century Boat-shaped wooden soundbox, painted red; curved harp neck with a gilded, ornamentally carved finial; multi-stringed with tuning pegs; mounted on a stand. H. 88, L. approx. 87 cm. A traditional Burmese bow harp (Saung Gauk), the national instrument of Myanmar. Partially damaged, repaired, and restored; strings incomplete; functionality not tested. Comparable objects: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments), object nos. 89.4.271 & 89.4.1465a, b Bibliography: See Muriel: *The Burmese Harp-Its Classical Music, Tunings, and Playing Techniques*, Northern Illinois University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 2000. Provenance: Private collection, Hesse.