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Two strings [consist] of twisted bast fibre. The one end of the stick tapers slightly upwards due to a step-like step. Between the three fingering points [are] pointed extensions of the stick surface on both sides. Apart from the connecting cord, the entire resonator device is missing. The course of the second, broken string possibly along one side of the stick. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Swahîli
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 65,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 345 b

Provenance and sources

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

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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