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Shell zither
A narrow, elongated bowl with longitudinal walls that merge with the bottom in a curve; inside the bowl, almost steep transverse walls (type C). There [are] six diagonally drilled string guide perforations. Six strings. One end of the string [is] looped into a knot behind an outer perforation, the other is wrapped around a stem extension carved in the longitudinal direction. By omitting an outer perforation, a slightly offset string course [can be recognised]. Two small, round perforations in the bottom of the bowl. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (appendix object catalogue)
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Cultural attribution
Zinza
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge x Breite x Höhe: 42,2 x 8,5 x 5,6 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Plant fibre (as string)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 2608
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Vorgang: E 1232/1892, Erwerbung: I/18/1893: III E 2512-2785, S. 260-277, 279, Ethnogr., Schädel u. 1 Skelett (Ostafrika), Dr. Stuhlmann (S.D.S. 49) -- Inhalt/Enthält: Frachtbriefe, Objektliste, Originaletiketten. S.D.S. 49, Dr. [Franz] Stuhlmann, 1892, Franz Stuhlmann (29.10.1863 - 19.11.1928)
Vorgang: E 1232/1892, Erwerbung: I/18/1893: III E 2512-2785, S. 260-277, 279, Ethnogr., Schädel u. 1 Skelett (Ostafrika), Dr. Stuhlmann (S.D.S. 49) -- Inhalt/Enthält: Frachtbriefe, Objektliste, Originaletiketten. S.D.S. 49, Dr. [Franz] Stuhlmann, 1892, Franz Stuhlmann (29.10.1863 - 19.11.1928)
Vorgang: E 1232/1892, Erwerbung: I/18/1893: III E 2512-2785, S. 260-277, 279, Ethnogr., Schädel u. 1 Skelett (Ostafrika), Dr. Stuhlmann (S.D.S. 49) -- Inhalt/Enthält: Frachtbriefe, Objektliste, Originaletiketten. S.D.S. 49, Dr. [Franz] Stuhlmann, 1892, Franz Stuhlmann (29.10.1863 - 19.11.1928)
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