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Board zither

An elongated, almost rectangular wooden board. There is a strip of rattan spanning the string carrier [seven times], each time twisted through two neighbouring round, narrow-edged perforations. On one narrow side [is] a second, parallel row of perforations with no function for the string course. One string end below an outer perforation [is] tied to a crosspiece, the other is wound several times towards the edge of the board. Crosswise under the strings [are] two plano-convex wooden bars. In the centre of the board [are] three round perforations. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bambuba
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 44,2 cm
Width: 14,9 cm
Height: 35 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 23114

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