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As no. 207 [VII f 37] However, the lower ends of the more divergent longitudinal arms rest on the edge of the shell below the membrane. A tension ring made of twisted skin straps. The tensioning strap - once part of the membrane skin - is fused to it at one point. A string tied directly to the crossbar. A broken piece of calabash was glued on with black adhesive. A cloth holding string. No plectrum. A rectangular wooden bridge. A small, round perforation at the apex of the bowl's curvature. Five small, round membrane perforations arranged in a star shape. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cultural attribution
Tumtum-Nuba
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge x Breite x Höhe: 25,3 x 21,3 x 11,5 cm (Korpus)
Objektmaß: 61,3 x 25,9 x 14,1 cm (gesamt)
Länge x Breite x Höhe: (Steg) 2,5 x 1 x 1,7 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Skin , Calabash, Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII f 38

Provenance and sources

where
Sudan [Land]
who
Tumtum-Nuba

who
Simon, Artur - Collectors

Description
Purchase 1974

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