Zither

Museum number:
5-6746
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006746
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
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.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Kiga (M:45:2)
Culture or time period:
Kiga
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zithers
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975), S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975), and S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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