Accession No
1951.683
Description
Jejo. A zither, with two strings and a bowl-shaped resonator made from half a gourd. The neck is made from wood, and has projections from the side at one end, decorated with a burned linear design. The two fibre strings are each connected to a tuning peg at the top, then tied to the other end of the neck where it splits into a 'V' shaped terminal; one of the strings has snapped. One side of the terminal has some material tied round it, quite possibly the quill from a feather. This terminal is tied onto the resonator with fibre. The resonator has a crack in the rim with an original repair; fibre has been used to stitch up the crack.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Madagascar
Period
Source
Danielli, Mary [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1951.683
Cultural Affliation
Betsileo
Material
Wood; Gourd; Fibre; ?Feather
Local Term
Jejo
Measurements
550mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
String instrument with gourd resonator. Betsileo.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Gourd has crack with original repair. One of two strings is detached at one end but present.
Event Date 7/8/2003
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
Jejo. A zither, with two strings and a bowl-shaped resonator made from half a gourd. The neck is made from wood, and has projections from the side at one end, decorated with a burned linear design. The two fibre strings are each connected to a tuning peg at the top, then tied to the other end of the neck where it splits into a 'V' shaped terminal; one of the strings has snapped. One side of the terminal has some material tied round it, quite possibly the quill from a feather. This terminal is tied onto the resonator with fibre. The resonator has a crack in the rim with an original repair; fibre has been used to stitch up the crack.
Event Date 7/3/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:118187
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