Khong Yai
Khong Yai - Harmonicons (Khong Vong gong chimes) of wood or metal form the basis of bands of Siam (Thailand), Burma (Myanmar) and the Indian Archipelago. Also to be found in the local music of India and South Africa. The eighteen kettles of bronze are fixed in an ivory stand, painted to resemble tortoise-shell and edged in brass
Picture No
10694661
Media ID
46576126
Size
5363px x 2804px
(7.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Lambert & Butler Cigarette Card Series - Interesting Musical Instruments (14/25)
Date
1929
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