- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Zither [RR 21/1/2020]
- Cultural groups
- Mari
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1909
- Date collected
- By 1909
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 1909 Bequeathed: 1939
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carpentered
- Dimensions
- Width 270 mm, Length 655 mm, Height 100 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1909.81.5
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Zither
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