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zeze/sese

At one end of the staff [is] an oval segment, the other end ending in two broadly projecting and inwardly curved extensions that fork vertically. One of the two strings [is] (probably not original) stretched along the side surface of the bar. Inside the calabash resonator [is the] connection of the string loop made of plant material to a crossbar made of cane. A quill is missing. There is a rich notched pattern on both sides of the rod. Predominantly zigzag-shaped ornamentation. Between the three handle points [is a] pointed widening of the stick surface on both sides. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Diameter: 18,5 cm
Depth: 27,5 cm
Length: 69,8 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Pumpkin peel, Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 15343

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    East Africa
  • Collecting
    who
    Hermann Rolle - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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