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Shell zither

A short, relatively wide bowl with an almost rectangular opening outline and a slightly rounded base (type E). Steep longitudinal and sloping transverse walls on the inside. There are nine string guide perforations on each of the protruding narrow sides. The string cord [is] only preserved in fragments. One end is tied to a small crosspiece below an outer perforation. Above one of four bottom perforations [is] a small metal plate lying on the bottom of the bowl. A piece of wire anchored in the walls and hung with horn rings and small sheet metal cylinders crosses the width of the bowl opening halfway up. Incised patterns [are] on the underside of the bowl. "Schabruma". from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Schabruma
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 30 cm
Width: 13 cm
Height: 4,8 cm
Material/Technique
Iron, Wood, Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 7170

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Schabruma
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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