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This instrument was collected in the field by Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton. It is an idiochord stick-zither made from a raffia palm stem, in which the strings are cut from the bark of the same stem, having a central notched bridge, five strings, and ten adjustable frets made of rattan. There are five gourd resonators of variable sizes along the stick, attached with raffia. The instrument is played with the central gourd held against the player's chest.

  • Measurements:Length: 1450mm; Height (at bridge): 220mm; Diameter: 195mm