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Zither

Mwana Hiti Zither with Gourd

Tanzania
Zaramo

Calabash, Wood, Strings
ca. Early-Mid 20th century

Length: 25 1/4 inches; Width: 6 1/4 inches
Chordophone - Zither - Trough/Stick

A trough zither, blackened wood with mwana hiti figure on handle, gourd resonator attached. Tanzania. This zither comes from the estate of Jean-Pierre Hallet, Malibu.

 

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Catalog#: AF-CHZT-1-63