Lyre
Item number Ca39 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Ca39 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Lyre with two arms and crossbar, all incised with a criss-cross design. The arms fit into plastic bowl covered with two pieces of tanned skin and hand sewn with goat gut. Six plastic strings are fastened to six pegs and lashed around the pegs and the crossbar. The strings are fastened across the front of the sound box over a wooden bridge and are all tied to a piece of gut which is sewn onto the sound box and stretched.
The krar ( ክራር in Amharic) is a five- or six-stringed bowl-shaped lyre from Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is tuned to a pentatonic scale. The lyre has its origins in Sumerian and Egyptian cultures from about 7000 years ago. It is still in use in Africa, for entertainment and ceremonies.
Purchased by Mr. And Mrs. Adamasu from vendors in the capital city, Addis Ababa. Kerars are available ready made, or can be made to order.
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Lyre with two arms and crossbar, all incised with a criss-cross design. The arms fit into plastic bowl covered with two pieces of tanned skin and hand sewn with goat gut. Six plastic strings are fastened to six pegs and lashed around the pegs and the crossbar. The strings are fastened across the front of the sound box over a wooden bridge and are all tied to a piece of gut which is sewn onto the sound box and stretched.
Purchased by Mr. And Mrs. Adamasu from vendors in the capital city, Addis Ababa. Kerars are available ready made, or can be made to order.
The krar ( ክራር in Amharic) is a five- or six-stringed bowl-shaped lyre from Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is tuned to a pentatonic scale. The lyre has its origins in Sumerian and Egyptian cultures from about 7000 years ago. It is still in use in Africa, for entertainment and ceremonies.
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