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risumbi

Like no. 122 [III E 5965] The narrow walls of the bowl are slightly sloping on the inside and slightly raised. String guide perforations drilled almost horizontally. One end of the completely preserved string is looped into a knot behind an outer perforation. A small square opening in the bottom of the bowl. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix to the object catalogue)

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Cultural attribution
Issansu
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge x Breite x Höhe: 67,6 x 7,5 x 5,8 cm (Schalenzither)
Höhe: ca. 23 cm (Kalebasse)
Material/Technique
Wood, Pumpkin peel, Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 17628

Provenance and sources

where
Tanzania [Land/Region]
who
Issansu

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

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