Lyre Item Number: 3526/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Seven-stringed lyre with a wooden sound chamber covered in leather skin; skin secured with nails. Triangular wood frame extends from top of sound chamber, made up of two vertical rods inserted through the leather and connected at the top by a third horizontal rod. Third rod has raised decorations on the sides and a cone-shaped protrusion on the left edge. Seven bands of braided plant fibre are tied across the horizontal rod. Oval-shaped hole towards bottom of skin cover; seven strings inserted through it and are wound around horizontal rod, overtop the braided bands. Strings are stretched over a small rectangular soundboard, adhered to centre of leather cover. Two-tiered circular decoration on back centre of sound chamber. All components of lyre are darkened to dark brown; strings are black.
Narrative
The basket and lyre (3526/1-2) were both on display at Expo 86 in Vancouver. They were given to the donor after the exposition ended.
Item History
- Made in Kenya during 1986
- Owned by Darwin Osarchuk before September 14, 2021
- Received from Darwin Osarchuk (Donor) on September 14, 2021
What
- Name
- Lyre
- Identification Number
- 3526/2
- Type of Item
- lyre
- Material
- wood, plant fibre, fibre, dye, leather skin and metal
- Overall
- height 56.5 cm, width 44.6 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Luo
- Previous Owner
- Darwin Osarchuk
- Received from
- Darwin Osarchuk (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kenya
When
- Creation Date
- during 1986
- Ownership Date
- before September 14, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on September 14, 2021
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3526/0002