Object class: Musical instruments / Collection place: Central Africa / Loans: S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Musical instruments Collection place Central Africa Loans S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995)

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 Gong, accession number 5-15397, described as Slit gong, wood, hand carved from solid tree limb, round, well-patinated; finial/stylized carved human head at top; lower two thirds hollowed out. Length 36.9 cm. Diameter (at base) 8.5 cm. Used by a diviner to announce his entry into a village.

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 Tube-fiddle and bow, accession number 5-2418a,b, described as A) Tube-fiddle; wooden cylinder with skin attached by pegs; single string; length: 18¾ inches; diameter: 4 inches; B) wooden bow with string; length: 7¾ tip to tip.

Hearst Museum object titled Zither, accession number 5-6746, described as Tough zither; wood; elongated oval, flattened with trough carved at one side; 3 cross-shaped holes in trough; burned geometric designs on back and sides; notches cut in either end for strings; 1 pc. twisted string strung through notches to form 6 playing strings; l. 82 cm; w. 28 cm.