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| Instrument Title | Wagon |
| Instrument ID | 1.00 |
| Variant Instrument Name | Yamatogoto |
| Country/area | Japan
East Asia
Asia
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | 312.22-6 |
| Keyword | Shinto; Mikagura; Kagura-Uta; Kumeuta; Azuma Asobi |
| Description | Heterochord half-tube zither with six strings of yellow nylon. Body of light grain brown wood, with wood bridge attached to the narrower end, glued to the sound board, and a cloth covering on the wider end, with the strings attached to a decorative rope of intertwined yellow, green, and white string. The strings are tied around this wide end, through wood slots, and at the smaller end pass through the back by means of small knots in the string. It is tuned by means of six detachable, moveable bridges, and is plucked with a long, narrow hand-held plectrum. The bridges are stored in the closet of room 58. Of the 6 bridges, the ivory tips of three have come unglued.
The wagon is used mostly in Shinto music: Mikagura, or Kugura-uta. It is also used in Kumeuta and Azuma-asobi.
This wagon is wrapped in a red-orange cloth that is rapidly deteriorating.
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| Dimensions | Total length: 169 cm
Width at large end: 23 cm
Width
at small end: 15.5 cm
Height at small end: 6.9
cm
Height at middle: 8.2 cm
Height at large end: 7.1
cm
Top radius: 21.5 cm
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| Accessories | Tortoise shell plectrum; bridge sets: 3 twig, 6 carved wood with ivory tips; strings: 1 set of 5, 1 of 6; cloth cover |
| Condition | Back has come unglued from side; 2 wooden feet have come unglued and are in cover. |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Image No. | xac_001a.jpg |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University of
Washington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box
353450, 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 | Image |
| Digital reproduction field | Photographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed
using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5,
label added) |
