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

Provenance and sources

where
Gambia [Land]
who
Manding

who
Herman Bell - Collectors

Description
Purchase 1974

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