Object class: Chordophones (stringed instruments) / Loans: S1979-1980 #16: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 15, 1979–December 11, 1979) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Chordophones (stringed instruments) Loans S1979-1980 #16: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 15, 1979–December 11, 1979)

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 5-4347, described as Harp (gandzavar) with curved wooden neck and rawhide cover for resonating box; L. 54.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 5-6641, described as bowl lyre; traditional lyre shape; top and side pieces straight solid cylindrical sticks; wood sound box with sound table of reptile skin; back covered with goat hide; skin lacing; 1 sound hole; 8 twisted gut strings.

Hearst Museum object titled Zither, accession number 5-3031, described as Cane Zither; Yom Kwo; composed of a series of cane lashed together, "strings" made from split cane; pitch controlled by wrapping varying thicknesses of fiber around "strings".