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ID number:  BIRRC-D0150
Institution:  Research and Cultural Collections
Named collection:  Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts
Artist / Maker:  Unknown
Title / Object name:  Thumb-zither
Object type:  Musical instrument
Place made:  Kamo, N. Nigeria
Culture:  Hausa
Materials:  Cornstalk and palm rib
Measurements:  5.2 x 25 cm
BIRRC-D0150.jpg

Semi-spherical instrument with thumb-zither on the flat topside.
Bought from a Hausa trader in the 1970s. Lent to the University by P. Tunley in 1978.

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