Close-up shot of a geedal (or bow harp), a seven-stringed musical instrument.

Name: Close-up shot of a geedal (or bow harp), a seven-stringed musical instrument.
Author: Louis Sarno, 1954-2017

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Field of Interest: Anthropology
Copyright Message: Material sourced from the Louis Sarno Archive, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Copyright © Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.
Description: Close-up shot of a geedal (or bow harp), a seven-stringed musical instrument. The instrument consists of a sound box, in one end of which is inserted a curved stick that projects outwards and upwards. On this stick are attached seven tuning pegs. A string is strung from each peg and attached to the sound box. The instrument is on the ground outside the wall of a building made of wooden poles and mud.
Content Type: Photograph
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Louis Sarno, 1954-2017
Format: Text
Page Count: 1
Series Number: Photographs
Subject: Anthropology, World Music, Social Sciences, Music & Performing Arts, Cultural anthropology, Africa, República Centroafricana, República Centro-Africana, Aka
Keywords and Translated Subjects: República Centroafricana, República Centro-Africana