Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/632
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	kora
Subject
	323.2
Publisher
	Alhadji Papa Suso
Contributor
	Roger Vetter, Toby Austin
Type
	Mandinka
Format
	46 in. height
Identifier
	114
Source
	West Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Gambia
Medium
	wood
	gourd
	membrane - mammal skin
	string - synthetic
Requires
	1 or 2
Is Part Of
	Jeliya Instruments of Mandinka Hereditary Musicians from The Gambia
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
String carrier design for chordophone
	harp - bridge
	harp - bridge
Resonator design for chordophone
	bowl with membrane soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	single
Vibrational length for chordophone
	pressure bridge to tuning ring
String tension control for chordophone
	tuning ring
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	one
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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