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Title	Chinese musical instruments
Description	Two flutes and a stringed instrument identified as a "sum yan" or Chinese banjo. All instruments were collected in Boise, Idaho.
Subject	Chinese Americans Boise (Idaho) Ada County Musical Instruments Flutes Banjos
Type	Artifacts
Coverage	United States--Idaho (State)--Ada--Boise
Identifier	1971.90.2/1-2 (Flutes) 247-A (Chinese Banjo)
Repository	Idaho State Historical Museum http://www.idahohistory.net/museum.html
Contributors	Washington State University Vancouver Information Services http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/vis/infoserv.htm
Project Identifier	wsuvi0268
Physical Description	Flutes - 22 in (height) x .5 in. (diameter) Sum Yan - 15 in. (width) x 21 in. (height) x 3 in. (diameter)
Format	Original photographs were taken with a Nikon D1X camera as 300 dpi TIFF files. The images were then converted into 72 dpi JPEG files through PhotoShop 6.0 and added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries.
Rights	To obtain a copy of this item, or request permission to publish, contact the Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise,ID. 83712-8250, 208-334-3356.

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