Donor Name:

Dr. William L. Abbott  Search this

Culture:

Malagasy  Search this

Object Type:

Zither

Place:

Antananarivo, Madagascar, Africa

Accession Date:

4 Dec 1902

Notes:

This instrument is played by holding it vertically and picking the strings with fingers, more like a zither than a violin.

From Card: "Three joint sections of bamboo; middle section slit at intervals and then freed cord blocked up at the ends with bits of gore. 15 strings."

Record Last Modified:

14 Nov 2016

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

040243

USNM Number:

E219987-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37818a336-5af7-40eb-aa95-17b29402fa34

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8363834