Stringed Musical Instrument

Item number Aj100 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

A harp-like musical instrument that has a rectangular body covered with brown and white fur skin with an oval slit opening near one corner and a rounded bottom. Five strings are strung from the body to a tuning peg on the curved neck-handle.

History Of Use

Adeudeu harps (arched harps) are played solo or as a part of an ensemble to accompany storytelling, epics, and lyrical songs. Players of adeudeu historically held high status as they were considered the bearers of oral history and traditions, and would be included in royal retinues. This adeudeu follows a pentatonic scale, based on its five strings. The number of tuning pegs corresponds to the number of strings, and often informs the type of tuning for the instrument.