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| Instrument Title | Ajaeng performance video |
| Instrument ID | 35.00 |
| Country/area | Korea
East Asia
Asia
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | Chordophone |
| Keyword | Tangak; Hyangak; Chongmyo; Shinawi; Shamanism; Zither |
| Description | A long half-tube zither with a hollow wooden body and sounded with a resined bow. Approximately 1/5th of the body is at an obtuse angle to the rest of the body. It has flat sides and undersurface of light coarse-grained wood. Seven tight-wound silk strings run parallel along the length of the body, attached at the angled end by thick dark-blue cords. The strings are stretched over seven separate moveable wooden bridges, linked to each other by a think dark-blue cotton string. The angled end rests on the floor, the long end rests on a collapsible wooden frame of dark-stained color. It is used in court music in tangak, hyangak, and chongmyoak ensemble, as well as in Shinawi instrumental ensemble music originally accompanying shaman rituals. This instruments appears to be in fairly good condition except for two small hairline cracks on the underbelly beside the small soundhole. See doc. card for picture. |
| Dimensions | Total Length: 166 cm (long piece 135 cm; short piece 33 cm)
Width: 24 cm. |
| Accessories | Bow (hairless, original not found); stand |
| Condition | Good; hairline cracks in inlaid strips (not structurally important); crack from upper edge of sound hole to end; filled holes in top surface (plugged & trimmed) |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University of Washington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974 |
| Copyright | This Musical Instrument database is intended for educational and instructional use; if you cite or download images or text, please acknowledge the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives. |
| Repository | University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives |
| Type | Moving Image |
