Object Number | 2012-31-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Shangana-Tsonga |
Provenience | South Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Gourd | Fiber |
Description | 16 wood bars of graduated length are tied with leather lashing to wood panel frame. Bars are separated into seven sections of two bars by thin wood dividers which are attached to the frame. Beneathe each bar are round gourd resonators of graduated size. Wood bar and goard are of complimentary size. Insturment is supported by two wood legs, one on each side. Legs are atached to central and outer frame. |
Height | 25 cm |
Length | 142 cm |
Width | 45 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Margaret E. Johnston in memory of Dr. Thomas F. Johnston, 2012 |
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