Zither

Museum number:
5-2917
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002917
Accession number:
Acc.1720
Description:
Cane zither; composed of a series of cane lashed together; “strings” made from split cane.
Donor:
Leonard Plotnicov
Collection place:
Du Village, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Af.; Nigeria; Birom; Du Village
Culture or time period:
Birom
Collector:
Leonard Plotnicov
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zithers
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Zither, accession number 5-2917, described as Cane zither; composed of a series of cane lashed together; “strings” made from split cane.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Zither, accession number 5-2917, described as Cane zither; composed of a series of cane lashed together; “strings” made from split cane.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zither, accession number 5-2917, described as Cane zither; composed of a series of cane lashed together; “strings” made from split cane.

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