Eight metal strips of varied lengths are fastened to a wooden sounding board which is mounted on a calabash resonator. A piece of wood wedged under the strips acts as a bridge which is adjusted for tuning.
Medium
11.5 in/28.5 cm long
Subject
Kpelle
Provenance
Unknown
Spatial Coverage
Liberia
Medium
Calabash, wood, metal
Is Referenced By
William Siegmann, Rock of the Ancestors (Suacoco: Cuttington University College, 1977), 93.
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