Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1828
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	mbira dzavadzimu
Subject
	122.11
Contributor
	Toby Austin, Roger Vetter
Type
	Shona
Format
	9 in. height of soundboard (gallery #1)
7.3 in. width of soundboard (gallery #1)

Identifier
	6085
	6024
	6027
	6028
	6029
	2385
	6157
	7102
	3601
Source
	East Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Zimbabwe
Alternative Title
	mbira nhare
	mbira huru
Medium
	metal
	wood
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Bira (Shona Possession Ceremony) Instruments from Zimbabwe
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
Provenance
	Vetter collection
Perman collection
Grinnell College Music Department
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone
	tongue - heteroglot
Sound objects per instrument for idiophone
	multiple sounded discretely
Resonator design for idiophone
	separate resonating space shared by multiple sonorous objects - temporarily affixed to instrument when played
Number of players for idiophone
	one
Sounding principle for idiophone
	flexing - direct
Sound exciting agent for idiophone
	fingertip/s, fingernail/s, finger-mounted pick/s
Energy input motion by performer for idiophone
	plucking
Pitch of sound produced for idiophones
	definite pitch
Sound modification for idiophones
	bottle caps loosely attached to sonorous surface
Category of Instrument
	idiophone

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