VI00000401

Once, A man went to eat honey from forest ranger. Another man also approached him and asked him to give honey but first person didn’t give him. He blocked the hole with giant stone. A few years later, he went there again, he found that bones. He picked a bone and put on strings on it. This instrument was called “Dor Yaw“. Later, it is made with bamboo and wood. Wood of sweet chestnut is made arm of violin and bamboo is covered toad skin. Two strings are put on it. Bow is made U Hlaing tree that from Putao Township. Bow is put between two strings to create high and low pitch. -1 feet 7 inches in Length -3 inches in Length of sound body -9 inches in Girth of sound body -4 inches in High of sound body -1 feet 3.5 inches in Length of arm of violin

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Myanmar 2014

VI00000403

Doro is a violin made of bamboo and chestnut wood. It has two strings on its body. A man of the Rawan ethinics is playing Doro with singing.

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Myanmar