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The phin from the northeastern, Isan region of Thailand was traditionally used as vocal accompaniment and for courtship. Today, it is electrically amplified and played with distortion.
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Title: Phin
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Thailand
Culture: Thai
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 42 × 4 1/2 in. (106.7 × 11.4 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number: 89.4.288
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