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Musical instrument
Multi-stringed phin pia.Phin phia, Thailand, 19th century. This is a multiple string phin phia.
The phin pia is a chest-resonated stick zither with two to five strings. It is considered the national instrument of Northern Thailand. The one string version (equivalent to the Cambodian Kse diev) is the phin namtao.
References
McGraw, Andrew (Summer–Fall 2007). "The Pia's Subtle Sustain: Contemporary Ethnic Identity and the Revitalization of the Lanna "Heart Harp"". Asian Music. 38 (2): 115–142. doi:10.1353/amu.2007.0035.
