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Alghaita
This woodwind instrument with a double reed is known as the alghaita or algayta and originates from what is now Cameroon. The oboe came to the Fulbe and Hausa through Arab influence and is known in a similar way along the north-west African savannah, especially in Niger.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 51,5 x 7,5 x 7,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Plant fibre , Textile, Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII f 313
Provenance and sources
where
Africa [Kontinent]
Cameroon [Land]
who
Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors
Description
Donation, 2019
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