Object class: Chordophones (stringed instruments) / Donor: University Appropriation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 5-4691b, described as (a) single string violin (masenk'o): made of wood, goatskin & horse tail hairs; Length 66 cm. (b) bow; wood with horse or cattle-tail bowstrings. Length 33 cm. Used by male minstrel to accompany his songs see acc. envelope for additional information. Collected 10/65.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow-harp, accession number 5-6639, described as Stringed musical instrument (ennanga); half oval-shaped wood sound box covered with skin; 1 sound hole; lacquered wood tail piece insert; curved neck of lacquered wood with eight adjustable pegs and 8 banana leaf/lizard skin rings below pegs; eight strings.

Hearst Museum object titled Bridge, accession number 5-6638b, described as bridge with tuning peg and strings

Hearst Museum object titled Carved bamboo, accession number 10-1505a-c, described as Bamboo stringed instrument; single internode; 2 strips, 1 plain; 1 shaped (bridge?); 12” l.

Hearst Museum object titled Carved bamboo, accession number 10-1506a-c, described as Bamboo stringed instrument; internode open at 1 end; 2 strips; length: 10½ inches; (c) missing, 1963

Hearst Museum object titled Fiddle, accession number 5-2932a, no description available.

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 Fiddle and bow, accession number 5-2932a-d, described as A) Fiddle; Goge; gourd box; reptile skin head; horse hair string; red leather trim; B) Bow; M'bakan Goge; made from nail puller; horse-hair string; leather handle; C) lump of resin; Karu; D) Magic amulet; leather with geometric designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Harp, accession number 5-1895a-c, described as Eight-stringed harp with (b) carved head and (c) cat skin(ngombi mbiri); 29" (73.66cm) h harp type employed in syncretist cult of Bwiti and Mbiri harp fabricated for cult in late 1930's.

Hearst Museum object titled Harp, accession number 5-1896, described as with bag of strings