Molo (bowl lute).

Hausa People

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Alternative Title

Molo.

Instrument

Molo

Instrument Family

Strings

Maker

Hausa People

Place Made

Africa ; West Africa

Date Made

Probably 20th century

Description

Technical description: Hollowed-out boat-shaped wooden body, width 95, depth 85 covered with skin; wooden neck; neck and skin (sound-table) nailed to the body; 2 thread strings. Decorative features: Roughly incised geometric pattern on base. Both strings broken.

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1995.

Measurements

655.

Provenance

Gift of the executors of Sasha MacKenzie.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0857