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Shell lyre

As no. 187 [III E 2308], but partly strung with nylon strings. Paper and bark strips bound into the ball rings. No colour contrasting of the tension cords. The strings are tied to string extensions before passing through the membrane. The string attachment to the yoke is not centred, but tends towards a longitudinal bar. The yoke is wrapped with strips of fur near the yoke angles, the hairs of which fall down long. Attached by nails or metal clamps. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Baganda
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Weight: 1,45 kg
Length: 27,8 cm
Width: 35,3 cm
Height: 10,9 cm
Height: 66 cm
Depth: 14,7 cm
Width: 52,1 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Skin (reptile), Plastic (nylon), Animal fur
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII f 116

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Uganda
    who
    Evaristo Muyinda - Makers
    Baganda
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Access 1983
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnomusicology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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