kora

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cora

As no. 319, [III C 9884] but with long, thin iron nails for fastening the membrane. All strings made of nylon material, four of them from a twisted pair of nylon strings. As extensions to the lower tailpiece, double-tensioned nylon connections. Another one between the tailpiece and the tip of the bridge. A large, round calabash opening. No retaining cord. from Ulrich Wegner: African stringed instruments, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix object catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Manding
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 101,5 cm
Width: 39 cm
Height: 30,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Calabash, Leather
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII f 30

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Gambia
    who
    Manding
  • Collecting
    who
    Herman Bell - Collectors
  • 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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