Musical instrument / zither

Description

Musical instrument of zither type made of a number of sections of reed fixed together side by side, with strips of the reeds raised over wooden bridges and giving musical notes when plucked: Northern Nigeria, Kaduna

Museum reference

A.1934.541

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Musical instrument / zither

Production information

Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, Nigeria, Western Africa

Materials

Reed, Wood

Physical description

Sections of reed fixed together side by side; wooden bridges

Exhibitions

• Man and Music (16 Aug 1983 - 15 Jan 1984)
  Royal Scottish Museum