Stringed Musical Instrument Item Number: 3123/31 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Stringed musical instrument. A long squared neck of wood, carved with several sets of diagonal lines, pierces the top of a round, hollow gourd, emerging as a short peg on the opposite side. Two long wood pins pierce the neck, each holding a metal string that stretch to make contact with a small wood bridge on the gourd, and extend to wrap around the peg. The bridge is glued to a piece of skin stretched over a large hole in the top of the gourd, attached with small wood pins. Gourd is decorated with carved lines in the shape of foliage.
History Of Use
The n’goni is a string instrument with a variety of models, each used for different purposes. This model, the donso n’goni (for hunters) is used for ceremonial chants in the Wassoulou region of West Africa. Other types of n’goni include the jeli n’goni (for griots) and the kamele n’goni (for young persons).
Item History
- Made in West Africa, Africa
- Owned by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander before July 22, 2015
- Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor) on July 22, 2015
What
- Name
- Stringed Musical Instrument
- Identification Number
- 3123/31
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- gourd fruit, wood, metal, skin and adhesive
- Overall
- height 62.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 15.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bamana ? or Fulani ?
- Previous Owner
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Received from
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- West Africa, Africa
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 22, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on July 22, 2015
Other
- Condition
- good