Close-up of a man holding a mondumé (harp-zither), a stringed musical instrument.
of University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, in The Louis Sarno Archive, Photographs; photographed by Louis Sarno, 1954-2017 (1997) , 1 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Close-up of a man holding a mondumé (harp-zither), a stringed musical instrument. The instrument consists of a straight long wooden pole and three strings which are strung the length of the pole. In the middle of the pole the bridge is clearly visible - a short piece of lighter coloured wood which is wedged into the pole of the instrument. The bridge has three notches at different heights to allow the strings to be strung across the bridge and held at different lengths.The man has an empty bowl on his knees, and this may be for amplification when playing the instrument. In the background another person can be seen in the right of the image, and in the far background is a building made of wooden poles and mud.
- 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 of a man holding a mondumé (harp-zither), a stringed musical instrument. The instrument consists of a straight long wooden pole and three strings which are strung the length of the pole. In the middle of the pole the bridge is clearly visible - a short piece of lighter coloured wood which is wedged into the pole of the instrument. The bridge has three notches at different heights to allow the strings to be strung across the bridge and held at different lengths. The man has an empty bowl on his knees, and this may be for amplification when playing the instrument. In the background another person can be seen in the right of the image, and in the far background is 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
