Valiha
Alternate name(s)
- Tube zither
Date1900-1915 ca.
Place MadeMadagascar, Africa
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DescriptionThe “strings” are slips of bamboo sliced from the resonator’s out layer and are held away from the resonator by small moveable bridges, traditionally made from gourd
Decorative cloth binding covers the ends of these “strings” at both ends
11 “strings”
The bridges are tied to the “strings” with small bits of red straw-like material
A once-white wood “pom-pom” is attached at the upper end, for decoration
DimensionsOverall length: 14-12 in
Diameter: 1-5/8 in
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04055
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1750 ca.
1900-1925 ca.
1960-1973 ca.
1973 ca.