Stick zither (zeze?)
19th century
Object PlacePossibly Zanzibar, Tanzania
Medium/TechniqueWood, gourd, plant fiber
DimensionsLength 64 cm, width 21 cm, depth 19.5 cm (Length 25 3/16 in., width 8 1/4 in., depth 7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1700
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
about 1925
1925–50
19th century
A.D. 1000–1500
after A.D. 1600
19th century