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This 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, six strings, and six adjustable frets made of partial-plaited rattan. There is one gourd resonator (broken) attached with rattan, just below the bridge. The instrument is played with the gourd held against the player's chest.
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1850–1950 - Maker:
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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Cameroon - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:311.221 (True) stick zithers with one resonator gourd
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:311.221 (True) stick zithers with one resonator gourd
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Length: 1040mm; Height: 182mm; Depth: 80mm