Zither

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Zither

Entry/Object ID

1976. .105

Description

Guitar zither, wooden hollow box construction, rectangular shape with one corner diagonally shaped. There is a circular hole in the top of the sound box area. The wood has been stained with a dark finish and there are four transfers or painted designs on the upper surface of the instrument. The steel wires of the zither are secured around metal pegs--presumably the cast metal key (painted black) provided was used to tighten or tune the strings. To play the zither a wood and metal "hammer" is provided, having a thin metal strip with a circular piece of dowelling at one end and a wooden handle at the other end. The wood has been stained dark and the flexible metal is securedby two small nails.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Simpson, Mrs. J.

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Zither

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Stringed

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

zither

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

January 13, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 6, 2023