Collection place: Nigeria / Donor: Leonard Plotnicov / Loans: S1970-1971 #3: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (July 9, 1970–July 9, 1970) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Double rattle, accession number 5-3101, described as Double rattle; Oyo; dome-shaped fiber containers with gourd bottom cover; filled with pebbles; 12.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-3108, described as Drum; Ebete; single skin head; body is hollowed long; light stained red.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, drumstick, accession number 5-2930a,b, described as A) Double-headed drum; Kalingu; wooden body; heads attached by numerous leather thongs; 15'' (38 cm) high, 17 1/2'' (44.5 cm) diam. B) Drumstick; Makadi; wooden; 9 1/2'' (24 cm) long.

Hearst Museum object titled Fiddle, accession number 5-2934a,b, described as a) Single stringed instrument; Kuntigi; sound box made from oval sardine can, covered with rawhide b) extra string.

Hearst Museum object titled Gourd rattle with string and bead decoration, accession number 5-3112, described as Small gourd rattle; Shaka; knotted red yarn netting on outside surface.

Hearst Museum object titled Stringed instrument, accession number 5-2935, described as 3 stringed instrument; Molu; wooden sound box; rawhide skin head, attached with elaborately designed red leather thongs.

Hearst Museum object titled Thumb piano, accession number 5-3110, described as Thumb piano; Ekpa; calabash sound box; ovate.

Hearst Museum object titled Zither, accession number 5-3030, described as Cane Zither; Yom Kwo; composed of a series of cane lashed together, "stings" made from split cane; pitch controlled by wrapping varying thicknesses of fiber around "strings".