Jew's harp

Museum number:
5-11605
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011605
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
Bambaro - Jew's harp, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11605, acc no. 2879, file code 5.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: iron strip looped to fit mouth, iron strip welded, resonates Context of use: aerophonic musical instrument loop held between teeth, thin strip plucked or vibrated to produce sound Description: "Jew's harp"; iron strip bent to horseshoe-like shape, thin iron strip welded to interior center of loop, bent at outer end for playing; 5 cm. l.; 1.8 cm. w.
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jew's harps
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 5-11605, described as Bambaro - Jew's harp, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11605, acc no. 2879, file code 5.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: iron strip looped to fit mouth, iron strip welded, resonates Context of use: aerophonic musical instrument loop held between teeth, thin strip plucked or vibrated to produce sound Description: "Jew's harp"; iron strip bent to horseshoe-like shape, thin iron strip welded to interior center of loop, bent at outer end for playing; 5 cm. l.; 1.8 cm. w.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 5-11605, described as Bambaro - Jew's harp, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11605, acc no. 2879, file code 5.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: iron strip looped to fit mouth, iron strip welded, resonates Context of use: aerophonic musical instrument loop held between teeth, thin strip plucked or vibrated to produce sound Description: "Jew's harp"; iron strip bent to horseshoe-like shape, thin iron strip welded to interior center of loop, bent at outer end for playing; 5 cm. l.; 1.8 cm. w.

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