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historical description according to the directory in the file (1860): "Panja A musical instrument, similar to a mandolin, almost 3' long. At the top, where the pegs are, to which the strings are attached, a ram's head is carved, the main part of the instrument is made of a hollow calabash and covered with animal skin." Main catalogue original entry Leopold von Ledebur (1861): "Panja, 4-stringed string instrument, especially for death festivals for the song: Ananhitori."

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 82 cm
Width: 15 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Skin (raw) , Calabash, Copper
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V A 268

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Suriname
    who
    von Schweinitz
  • Collecting
    who
    W. Th. Just - Former Possessors
    Jansa - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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