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Shell zither

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A short, relatively wide bowl with an almost rectangular opening outline and a flat base (type E). Flat, narrow rims protruding over the body of the bowl. There [are] seven diagonally burnt string guide perforations. The string cord is only partially preserved. One end is looped into a knot under an outer perforation. Three additional burnt perforations in the bowl walls. Branding pattern on the long walls and the underside of the bowl. On the latter [are] triangular shapes filled in over a large area. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 28,6 cm
Width: 14,9 cm
Height: 3,7 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 9621

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Malawi
    Moçambique
    Lake Schirwa
  • Collecting
    who
    Carl Wiese (1860 - 1912-02-15) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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