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As no. 122 [-> III E 5965: A narrow, elongated bowl with longitudinal walls that merge with the base in a curve and steep transverse walls (type C). [There are six diagonally drilled string guide perforations. Six strings. One end of the string is tied to a crosspiece behind an outer perforation, the other is passed through a perforation in a carved handle extension and wrapped around it several times. The string is only incompletely preserved. There are two small, blocked perforations in the bottom of the bowl. Made from the wood of the mzopazopa tree. When in use, it is placed against an inverted hollow and this gives it a very good sound]. However, the bowl cavity [is] relatively deep. Burnt-in string guide perforations. One end of the string cord is not wrapped around the handle, but is folded back onto the edge of the bowl and clamped under the string tension. The string cord is completely intact and the base of the bowl is not perforated. A fully carved head at the end of the handle. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cultural attribution
Sandawe
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge x Breite x Höhe: 89 x 10 x 9,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 17556

Provenance and sources

where
Tanzania [Land/Region]
who
Sandawe

who
Kohl-Larsen, Ludwig - Collectors
Deutsche Afrika-Expedition

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