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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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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Tumtum-Nuba
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 25,3 cm
Width: 21,3 cm
Height: 11,5 cm
Height: 61,3 cm
Depth: 14,1 cm
Width: 25,9 cm
Length: 2,5 cm
Width: 1 cm
Height: 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

  • Production
    where
    Sudan
    who
    Tumtum-Nuba
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase 1974
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnomusicology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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