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Valiha;Tube Zither

Valiha, zither made out of a bamboo tube with sixteen steel strings on gourd-wedge bridges, bound at both ends with strips of hide. With incised and painted decoration. In a padded textile bag.

  • Date:
    late 20th century
  • Maker:
    Anonymous
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    Madagascar
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  • Period:
  • Materials:Leather;Skin;Animal;Bamboo;Plant;Textile;Gourd;Plant;Steel;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:MADAGASCAR 97 [illegible word] DE LA FRANCOPHONIE SPORT et CULTURE
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 1085 mm Max Diam = 85 mm