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1938.34.573

Zither with incised wooden neck and resonator made from two sections of gourds placed one above the other. [MJD 25/09/2008]

1938.34.573

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Collection type
Object
Description
Zither with incised wooden neck and resonator made from two sections of gourds placed one above the other. [MJD 25/09/2008]
Geographical reference
Madagascar
Africa > Eastern Africa > Madagascar
Person
Field collector London Missionary Society
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1910
Date collected
By 1910
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Gourd Plant, Material Bird Quill, Material String, Process Carpentered, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter 204 mm gourd, Length: max 580 mm, Height: max 193 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.573

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