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Resonance calabash

Only the resonator, a spherical calabash open at the bottom, and a padded ring wrapped in strips of cloth are preserved. A perforation opposite the resonator opening [present]. Branding on the entire calabash surface, arranged in a circle around the central perforation. [The triangular shapes [are] densely filled with longitudinal and transverse hatching. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix to the object catalogue) Main catalogue: "Resonanzbogen, Flaschenkürbis mit Strichmustern. b.) Ring aus Zeug. Index card: "Only the gourd, open on one side, and a ring (probably padding) wrapped in strips of cloth are preserved. The padding is certainly not attached in the correct place.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 cm
Diameter: 12,2 cm
Material/Technique
Pumpkin peel, Textile
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 3944 a,b
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    Usumbura (Ussumburra)
    Uschirombo (?)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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