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Lute

Arts of Africa

MEDIUM Wood, gourd, fiber, reed
DATES late 19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS 23 5/8 x 9 7/16 in. (60 x 24 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER 22.907
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Chordophone in three pieces. The bottom piece (a.) is a gourd or calabash half which is placed against the belly as a resonator. It is joined to the wooden bow ( c.) on which the strings would be strung by a calabash section( b.) which is notched at the top to hold the wooden bow.Wooden lute gourd resonater. Condition: Gourd cracked, piece broken out.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Lute, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, gourd, fiber, reed, 23 5/8 x 9 7/16 in. (60 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.907. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.907_threequarter_PS5.jpg)
IMAGE threequarter, CUR.22.907_threequarter_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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 <em>Lute</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, gourd, fiber, reed, 23 5/8 x 9 7/16 in. (60 x 24 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.907. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.907_threequarter_PS5.jpg)