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Plattstabzither

Two strings made of twisted bast fibre. One string [is] stretched along one side of the bar. The resonator and calabash collar [are] connected by a thick string of twisted plant material. Inside the spherical calabash [a] cross-wood connection of the loop. At one end, the string carrier rises slightly, tapering at the same time. Fracture suturing in the resonator with [a] vegetable string. In the vertical plane [are] numerous pointed and circular expansions of the bar surface on both sides or one side. On both sides [are] notched patterns (geometric motifs/animal motifs), more elaborately executed on the string-covered surface. There a round and rectangular wooden recess integrated into the notched pattern. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Wayao
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 cm
Length: 64,2 cm
Width: 20,7 cm
Height: 24,7 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Plant fibre , Pumpkin peel
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 3130

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Moçambique
    who
    Wayao
  • Collecting
    who
    Rudolf Franke - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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