krapeu (Khmer, meaning "crocodile" or "alligator"), also known as takhe, a Cambodian traditional musical instrument
wood, with three catgut strings
length: approx. 123 cm
Cambodia
late 19th-20th century
provenance: collected in Cambodia by Jack Daulton
played by plucking the strings
an unusual and distinctive example where the end of the instrument is decorated with an anthropomorphic face
