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Nyamwezi Trough Zither

Offered by: PAGODA RED

Description
This wooden sculpture is a stringed instrument known as a ligombo, a form of elongated trough zither attributed to the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania and greater East Africa. Originally secured to a resonator made of dried gourd, the ligombo was held close to the body and played by plucking at the six strings once drawn vertically across the shallow wooden body. At one end of the zither is a narrow handle, carved as a female figure with glass bead eyes. Elevated by a custom steel mount, this traditional instrument lives on as a sculptural object, an ideal way to add texture and vertical lines to a space. // Depth: 4.0"

More Information

Period:	1950-1979
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Asian, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	CAA0772
Incollect Reference #:	802584

Dimensions

W.	4 in;	H.	24.5 in;
W.	10.16 cm;	H.	62.23 cm;

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