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A Chinese plucked instrument with three wooden pegs, three wire strings, a long narrow wooden neck and snakeskin covered sounding board.
sanxian
iron (metal)
wood (plant material)
snakeskin
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
3 x 6 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5077
China
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