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Stick zither (zeze?)
Unknown people
19th century
Object Place: Possibly Zanzibar, Tanzania
Medium/Technique
Wood, gourd, plant fiber
Dimensions
Length 64 cm, width 21 cm, depth 19.5 cm (Length 25 3/16 in., width 8 1/4 in., depth 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1700
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionBar-shaped body of dark wood covered with incised geometric designs. Three cylindrical-shaped "frets" protrude on each side. Calabash resonator and collar tied to body with cotton (?) cord. Four strings of twisted plant fiber tied to small knob at distal end of body and to one of two knobs of fork at proximal end. Piece of broken quill (?) tied under strings near forked end of body.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)