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Collector:
Miss Janet Stone  Search this
Donor Name:
Miss Janet Stone  Search this
Length - Object:
40 cm
Width - Object:
16 cm
Height - Object:
3 cm
Culture:
Hausa  Search this
Object Type:
Zither
Place:
Nigeria, Africa
Accession Date:
15 Jun 1989
Collection Date:
1960's - Early 1970s
Notes:
TWENTY-ONE EQUAL LENGTHS OF BAMBOO LASHED TOGETHER SIDE BY SIDE. STRIPS SLIT FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THESE LENGTHS BUT NOT SEVERED AT EITHER END ARE LIFTED OVER TWO TRANSVERSELY PLACED BAMBOO RODS AND INTERWOVEN WITH FLAT LEAVES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO FORM A CLOSED SQUARE SOUNDING CHAMBER IN WHICH RATTLES ARE PLACED. ON TOP OF INSTRUMENT ARE 14 STRIPS MADE SIMILARLY TO THOSE ON THE UNDERSIDE, BOUND WITH VARIOUS THICKNESSES OF FIBER AT THEIR CENTER AND LIFTED ABOVE THE SOUNDING CHAMBER. REF: TREMEARNE, A.J.W. HAUSA SUPERSTITIONS AND CUSTOMS (LONDON: JOHN BALE, SONS & DANIELSSON, LTD., 1913). P. 321.
Record Last Modified:
28 Nov 2014
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
361235
USNM Number:
E423493-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37d29651a-c39e-4cc0-be32-cc8e4ed7ffb8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8456528