Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/8409
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	West African spike-harp
Subject
	323.1 chordophone—arched spike-harp with tall stringholder
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	possibly Senufo
Format
	70 in. length
resonator:
21 in. length
18 in. width
9.5 in. depth 
soundtable:
14 in. length
14 in. width
stringholder:
11 in. height
2 in. width
Identifier
	6200
Source
	West Africa
Language
	English
Coverage
	possibly Ivory Coast
Alternative Title
	(possibly) bolo-bogo
Medium
	wood
	membrane – mammal skin
	string - gut
Requires
	one
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
Bibliographic Citation
	Aka, Konin. 2014. “Bolo-bogo.”  GDMI v.1: 365.
Charry, Eric. Mande Music. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Provenance
	Vetter collection, purchased Dec. 2023
String carrier design for chordophone
	spike harp with vertical stringholder
Resonator design for chordophone
	bowl with membrane soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	single
Vibrational length for chordophone
	stringholder to neck
String tension control for chordophone
	stringholder to neck
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	one
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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