Zither

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Marxochime Colony New Troy, Michigan, ca. 1920s - ca. 1980s

Date1900

Mediumwood, metal

Dimensions18 1/2 × 13 × 1 1/2 in. (47 × 33 × 3.8 cm)

ClassificationsMusical Instruments

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Charles Bason in memoriam of first owner, Victor Petersen, Brooklyn, NY

Object numberPC1984.88.1

DescriptionThis twentieth-century wooden zither is dark, reddish-brown, and features a flat body. The body illustrates worn engravings, and the soundhole contains a dark brown border filled with various intricate decals. Many thin strings are pictured spread across the body, which is held together with the tuning pegs on the top portion of the instrument.

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