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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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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 51,5 cm
Depth: 7,5 cm
Width: 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

  • Production
    where
    Africa
    Cameroon
  • Collecting
    who
    Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation, 2019
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnomusicology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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